Unusual technical question.

[Behind the Aegis]

If a poster signed up under a name (say: August Day), and gets banned, could that same name be used again? Also, what if said poster changed his/her name during a name amnesty (say to: August Night), can the first name be used again by another individual?

[Skinner]

1. That name cannot be re-used under either circumstance.

If a name has been used at any time, our software does not permit anyone else to use it.

Not sure how that is going to be handled on DU3.

[Behind the Aegis]

2. Thank you, but one more question.

Say the person took advantage of the name change (now, August Night), then changed his/her password, so AN and August Day have different passwords, August Night gets banned, could the poster come back (using a different IP and clearing cookies and the such) and re-use August Day?

So you know, this isn't some "preperation" for a future test, but rather clearing up a situation.

Thank you again.

(If you'd rather not answer in public and wish to know why I am asking, you can PM me. That works for me as well.)

[Skinner]

3. If someone gets banned, they cannot come back using a previous username.

If someone changes their username during a name-change amnesty, the DU account remains the same. If it get's banned, it's banned.

[Behind the Aegis]

4. That's what I needed to know. Thanks.