Jeric

That's number is the User # assigned by the Forum software. The OP was the 16,542nd account to be created on the forum (basically). The Poniverse username has its own number that is not user facing. With respect to the forums, nobody here can see what your Poniverse username is. There really is no point in changing it, and it was not designed with the ability to update it. That said for general user experience reasons, I have some work arounds that I can play with. They better not be able to see that. I'll take a closer look tomorrow because it's late now, but I have it turned off for guests. Also, I can edited it manually. I have sanitized it by request for several users with some targeted sql. It's manual, so I don't advertise it often. @Rikifive if you are on before I am again, can you confirm that the Display Name History is not viewable for logged out individuals? This is that section in the permissions for Guest accounts.

Yes and no. There are two ways. The process that @Fhaolan mentioned, which I would strongly advise against since it can result in your old account being 'orphaned' where you will lose all access to the account. There is another way though, and it too may have some strange consequences. I have, in some cases, merged accounts. This would require several manual steps from you, and would require you to use a different email address than what is tied to your current Poniverse account. If this is okay with you then PM me and we will take it from there. If not, and you are unwilling to accept the risk of losing access to your current account, then no ... there is no way to update your Poniverse login information.

With a renewed devotion to forum community events and activities, we though it prudent to add to the merry core group of Event Coordinators. As is the custom, I traveled the forum for a few days and set up several traps. Leaving the appropriate bait of an exciting sounding RP thread, one victim walked into it unaware. Left hanging from the net we came to an accord as I made him an offer he could not refuse. Welcome @Props to the Events Team. In the coming weeks and months you will likely see more of him in the Events topics, just around the corner of his other frequented areas of the forum -- Roleplay and Debate Pit. Prepare the party cannon

Personally, you have gotten much better at communicating your views with focus while being insightful. Props to you. (Don’t blame me, I’m a dad)

@Con Mom Not as funny as your transparent toilet, but this is up there. Dog grooming creativity cracks me up. This did almost remind me of cubed pumpkins. Maybe the reason they did this to the dogs is so they are stackable? Man that would be an image.

This is a topic of legitimate discussion. The public figures rule only came up because of internal confusion or disagreement of the rules. As communicated and my intent was to curb overly aggressive and inflammatory rhetoric while allowing some freedom to criticize a public figure. Stopping at profanity was a reasonable first step. I did leave the rules open to bring amended, mostly because I wanted to carefully watch the tone and interest level. My other concern is that if you further restrict how you can criticize, the rule becomes more and more ambiguous and is opened to more and more concerning questions as people try and wrestle with how to communicate dissatisfaction. Is saying that someone is dangerous a violation? Does this apply up living AND dead figures? Are we to allot a level of similar protections to figures who are known at all levels of society and academia as villainous and sociopathic? Worse, it can have a chilling effect on conversation from the more level headed and genuine debaters. Why risk discussion when rules have proven to be nebulous with no clear boundaries? I don’t want Debate Pit to die of a thousand cuts, and I don’t want to scare off those who want to have make arguments supporting a claim about a public figure. Then there is the oft cited argument that I’ve heard over the many years from fellow staffers, who may have been well-intentioned, that boils down to, “Give a mouse a cookie.” One of the hardest parts of running a forum is to know when you should trust your community. I try to reject the slippery slope argument that some have. If we allow mild “name-calling”, I don’t assume that it will lead to more aggressive behavior. Most of us are adults with responsibility. We know how to act. If the general tone is reasonable, I feel that taking too much prevention can feel like we as community leaders are distrusting of the community. The found of this place believes, as do I, that the bedrock of forum engagement lies in the public activity of the staff. It’s why I chime in on the debates from time to time. I like to engage. That alone can help keep emotions in check. This is not an activity mandated, but some prefer to lurk in the shadows, but it is one I have encouraged. I think the current application of the rules has been mostly stellar, with the strong disagreement I have over the interpretation of a rule that is covered under “No profanity”. That was NOT a personal preference. I’m from Philly and when you get me going … I can sound like Gordon Ramsay. But, it fit with the requirements that people be cordial. I had a very light hand on moderation in general unless it became so often that enough was enough. I usually sought agreement with the other staff, something that has slowly eroded away. The issue with calling Putin “idiotic” was not a settled report. If this was how the rest of the staff wanted to go, then it should have been communicated in the Throne Room and added to the listed rules in that section before we held people to that standard. On a personal note, I also have a tendency to take on too much by myself, so stepping away from this element of Community Administration, for me, is a blessing … even if the catalyst was not. What happens with DP is no longer going to be something I focus on. I’d rather get stuff like Clubs, Events, and Movie Nights going again. You’ll see me in there discussion current events though

That’s my fault. I didn’t know what that setting did so I wanted to see. I’ll be turning it off very very soon

I didn’t want people to be “Fuck Trump”, “Biden is an asshole”. Calling Putin an idiot should be fine. I trust you guys to not go overboard.

I was waiting for this to happen. I have always been a proponent of transparency. I’ll give the rest of the staff time to chime in honestly before I give my input on what happened. Needless to say, you did not violate the intent or letter of the rule. You should not have been messaged or told you did anything wrong. I am moving away from moderation duties soon, because of this issue. I’ll be focused exclusively on site improvements and community events.

Assuming I had the talent, Metal … speed metal. I get an energy rush just listening to it, I can’t imagine what that would feel like if I could actually do it!

Old Dr. Pepper jingle is in my head! Send help.

Both of my kids are adults now. I’m 45 and thankful for both the experience, and that said experience is over. Kids are hard.

It means I can enjoy a film, show, game, or book secure in the knowledge that every experience is a blank slate, and that no form of entertainment has to be more than it is to me. If Wish turns out to be harmless fun, awesome. If I can glean something more personal and meaningful like Encanto, Coco, or Inside/Out … then it’s a cherry on the top. I love animation in all its forms, similar to how much I adore the paintings from different artists like Matisse, Pollock, and Dali. Each were categorized in different styles, but all were meaningful, fun, mesmerizing, or evocative. Disney can be poignant and meaningful (Encanto), Fun (DuckTales 2017), and a curiosity worth watching (Chip and Dale RR 2022). Even the average fare (The live action remakes) have not left me wanting my time back. In general, I enjoy these films because I lack the cynicism that is either the result or genesis of only liking the novel approach, the unpopular, or the best of the best. TL;DR I adore fine dining, but I love me some Oreos too! That’s why I’m looking forward to this after researching it. This is Disney, it could be either or both. I owe it to myself to root for a pleasant experience

When I first saw the title, I thought it was about the cruise ship. The water color concept has me anticipating it with high curiosity, and wondering how this is going to turn out. Someone already mentioned a high watermark of animation in Paperman. That short is brilliant in presentation. If Wish can pull off something like that, I’ll be pleased. When it comes to modern Disney, I’ve found that my lack of “shallow-leveled” enjoyment has paid dividends. Not everything is going to be multi-Michelin stars, but a steak from a bib gourmand still tastes better than most.

Charismatic Sky (M520-3) with some true white mixed to lighten the color slightly. I’m routinely redecorating or repainting my house interior. I love how moonlight hits the light blues, so I use light blues or blue greys with my bedrooms. Also works well with light grey wood plank.

Shutting it off worked better than the cattle prod, the hive of bees, AND having extended warranty insurance companies call the server every hour for a few days. I swear I tried it all.

A few years back we installed an application named Kitchen Sink which included a simple way to switch on a larger (higher) cover photo / profile banner allowance. That application has been identified as a cause for several glitches and has been removed. Going forward I do intend on modifying the theme CSS to mirror the larger profile banners, but I wanted to give you a heads up as to why profile banners may seem off. Thanks for the moment of your time.

This has been cancelled. There are server upgrades required first.

Point. New topics, topic replies, new blog entries, blog entry replies all count as one point AND increase post count. The new points feature allows for adding points just for showing up (logging in). I'm indifferent on that one. I'd rather use other than points for that one.

So there seems to be a general consensus that blogs counting would be a good idea. So that is now turned on. Authoring a blog entry counts as making a new topic (1 point) and commenting on a blog counts as 1 point. I actually vaguely recall this counting before anyway, but I could be wrong.

Already highly appreciated Mr. Disembodied Blinking Head.