Topic: My name isn't acceptable?

Posted under General

I tried changing my avatar, and I got an error that said...

Error: Name can only contain non-accented letters, numbers, and the following symbols: -_~'

So I can't change any settings because my name has an ï in it? I changed them before with my old name, which had an ï and Æ.

Updated by Lance Armstrong

From most recent changelog:

Users can no longer request namechanges or sign up with names containing emoji, non-Latin text, accented characters, and (most) special characters. As a general rule, users who already have a name with these characters will be able to keep their names as long as they don't request a name change.

Guess you found one of the areas where being grandfathered in is an issue.

Updated by anonymous

Wodahseht said:
From most recent changelog:

Guess you found one of the areas where being grandfathered in is an issue.

Damn... Oh well. I guess I'll make another name change request.

Updated by anonymous

No. Your name is ugly. :v

Kidding. I thought accentuated characters were part of the allowed characters... I mean, some are used in French, Spanish and Portugese languages

Updated by anonymous

Just letting everyone know that I've got a fix ready for this, but it needs some testing first to make sure it doesn't break anything.

Updated by anonymous

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