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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Please can someone give me an idiot's guide to how you are adding the Christmassy things to your names? And how you change them back afterwards. (I am afraid to try to do it in case I lose my identity permanently.)
Sorry if it's already been said elsewhere - I couldn't find it on a quick look.
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Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Click on your name in the top left hand corner of your monitor, next to 'Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú' and then click on settings.
I've done it but nothing has changed.
Am I pwetty yet?
No I'm not.
Boo.
16.50 Sat 18 Dec 2010
Hurrah!
For the record that took about 15 minutes to show.
16.56 Sat 18 Dec 2010
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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Thank you so much JustJanie(fairweather jogger)
and flea, you are very pretty now. It must take a minute or two to activate - I won't panic about mine for a while. Yours is much cleverer than mine!
, in reply to message 5.
Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Congrats Holly and the iFlea (formerly known as Botticelliangel)
Good isn't it!
love from Lilians twinkle (formerly Lillians twin previously Lillian's twin).
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Botticelliangel - you've changed back again! And why did they get rid of the flea - red countdown letters not at all the same.
xxx
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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
No, Lilians twinkle, I am still showing as Botticelliangel - it's flea who has changed to Holly and the iFlea. Your name is very clever too, subtle and Christmassy - I think mine will be a bit of a disappointment when it arrives!
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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Now it has changed on my name next to the Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú bit at the top - so perhaps it will change on this post. It looks rather ugly - my new name.
I chose it because I love the clash on the word 'herald' in the last verse of Hark the Herald Angels' when they sing the descant. (It has to be the right version, none of the new nonsense for me!) That makes my Christmas - and I don't even sing carols any more!
I agree about the missing flea.
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
So Botticelliangel - who is (or was) Holly and the iFlea? Great name whoever you are.
I used to love singing descant when I was at school - they don't seem to do it very often in general carol singing type gatherings.
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Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Glad it worked for everyone. I'm childishly reluctant to change my name because I think I would lose my (fairweatherjogger) brackets forever. I snuck them in via h2g2 and I believe characters are not permitted in screen names under the new system.
Lilians twinkle, I was 'flea' - once upon a time 'The Flea' (with a lovely Trademark that we are no longer allowed - ditto brackets, silly system).
And no-one was sadder to see the demise of dear little Flea than I.
RIP Flea.
Sob.
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Janie & Flea - I sobbed when I lost my apostrophe as well. I tried Lilian apostrophe s twin for a while - but it wasn't the same! Now I just look iggerant!
, in reply to message 14.
Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
So how come I kept my brackets? Are they in fact allowed after all?
(Don't worry, Lilian's Twin. WE know you're not iggerant!)
JustJanie, I've just tried to put brackets in my name to find out for you and they are definitely NOT allowed. A message tells you that you can only use;
Letters
Numbers
Hyphens
Underscores
Spaces
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Just for you Janie I tried to change my name to Lilians (twinkle). It was rejected with the following message: Please use only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores and spaces.
So goodness knows how you've managed to keep them Janie - good decision not to toy with Christmas decorations! Though I really thought I saw you with some sparkly bits...
, in reply to message 16.
Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Thanks for checking that for me, Flea. I'm absurdly attached to my brackets so it's annoying to think I'll lose them if I change my name.
, in reply to message 18.
Posted by typewright (U14048004) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
The christmassy names are so funny! Janie, I don't think it's worth risking your brackets just to have one, though.
, in reply to message 19.
Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Saturday, 18th December 2010
Yes, I love the Christmassy names, too. I suppose I could make do with a hyphen if I had to. I was thinking of JustJanie - Jogging through the snow.
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Sunday, 19th December 2010
I like that one Janie - all together now:
"Jogging through the snow
with a one horse cart and Joe
la la la la etc etc..."
, in reply to message 21.
Posted by Sixties Relic SAVE ML (U13777237) on Sunday, 19th December 2010
I wish someone would join me in the bah humbug corner.
Oh, Sixties!
But you're so original!
, in reply to message 23.
Posted by JustJanie - Fairweather Strider (U10822512) on Sunday, 19th December 2010
There, I've ditched my (brackets) and I'm jogging through the snow!
Well done JustJanie, very brave.
:¬¶Ù
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Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Tuesday, 21st December 2010
Hoorah Janie - you can join us in the chameleon corner.
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Posted by RosalindF (U11043377) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
I was going to ask this question, how to change my usual board
name "RosalindF" to something a bit more seasonal and I've
done the settings name thing also signed out then signed in again.
Nothing, where have I gone wrong?
I want to change my board name to this temporary one
"RosalindF - HappyXmasfrom M & M too"
Thanks
, in reply to message 27.
Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
RosalindF - they won't let you use & - it goes all red and angry with an X and a short list of permitted symbols. Try RosalindF-Happy Xmas from MandM too...
You might have to leave out the spaces between words to keep within permitted limits. Experiment - and make sure you click on 'save' at the bottom of the page.
BTW - it sometimes takes 10 mins or so to take effect.
Good luck
Lil's twin xx
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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
It took longer than 10 mins for me, and the first place I noticed it was at the top of the page next to the BBE heading. It took a while even after that - I think I logged out a couple of times before it worked.
Don't give up hope!
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Posted by Botticelliangel (U3219861) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
Sorry, sorry, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú, Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú.
Not Best Before End.
It's just about to be Debbie reading Jamaica Inn on Book at Bedtime.
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Posted by RosalindF (U11043377) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
Hi Lilians twinkle,
Thanks for your advice, as you can see it's worked and it only
took me a few minutes to sort it. Refreshing the other page helped
me.
BTW M & M are abbreviations of my 2 cats, Marmalade and mischief
Botticelliheraldangel, I had not been aware that the actress Tamsin Greig/Debbie is reading on of my fave books. Jamaica Inn. I'll get
it on iPlayer (Listen Again)
, in reply to message 31.
Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
RosalindF - HappyXfrom MandMtoo - love your cats' names.
Botticelliheraldangel - I have a descant earworm thanks to you!
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Posted by RosalindF (U11043377) on Wednesday, 22nd December 2010
hanks again Lilians twinkle, I just chose Marmalade and Mischief's names years ago but it suits them perfectly. IHMO
RosalindF - HappyXmasfromMandMtoo
, in reply to message 33.
Posted by Lilians twin (U4487710) on Thursday, 23rd December 2010
Oh dear RosalindF - do you have a cold? Hanks enclosed.
xx
, in reply to message 34.
Posted by RosalindF (U11043377) on Thursday, 23rd December 2010
Lilians twinkle Thanks but I have not had a cold for ages.
I hope that no one in ML
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