I understand what you are suggesting, but to make such a change at this point--this system has been in place for hundreds of thousands of users over a 6 year period--would be extremely difficult. So much in our system pulls from this username.
In the meantime, perhaps we can make it more clear during sign up that the username you choose is your "brand" or pen name that others on HubPages will see you as.
by Suspect20 15 years ago
I was curious if there is a way to edit the author name that gets added to all Hubs I make. it currently stamps "by Suspect20" at the top of my Hubs, which makes sense. However There are a few sites I would like to share my work with, and where I want to use my real name Kevin...
by brad4l 15 years ago
Have you considered adding a capsule for displaying html, php, and other types of programming code?An example of this can be found on vBulletin sites, which usually have a [code] block and a [php] block. This doesn't actually render the html or php, but does provide a little more control over...
by Chris 15 years ago
This may have been an earlier thread. oh wells...Drej is the character name I use in many of my short stories, comics, and novels. Sometimes he's the main character and sometimes he comes in for a brief appearance, a cameo. There are different variations of the name sometimes I use Drej, Dredge, or...
by Rickrideshorses 13 years ago
Hi,My username is 'Rickrideshorses' and I've wondered for some time if this has had an adverse effect on my overall traffic. I didn't think too much about the username when I picked it but now I'm concerned that people might either be put off by the username for whatever reason, they may not click...
by Misha 16 years ago
Basically I ask for a sender username to be included into internal emails. Right now when people try to communicate with me through my profile, I often have no idea who is that I am receiving email from. I know people here by their usernames, and their email address and often their names don't tell...
by saleheensblog 13 years ago
I was invited to be moved on new subdomain in response to my interest in the blog. I have no clue what will happen. Whatever, how are you people choosing your new name?
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