Account Merge Request

[Carnelian]

Is it possible to merge accounts? I have two accounts on the forum, apparently. I made one 7 years ago, and the one I use actively I joined 5 years ago (this one). Is it possible to merge these accounts under the name of the one that I use currently? The other account I have on here is named Sunset Shimmer, and I am looking to see if it is possible to merge accounts.

[NuttsnBolts]

Is it possible to merge accounts? I have two accounts on the forum, apparently. I made one 7 years ago, and the one I use actively I joined 5 years ago (this one). Is it possible to merge these accounts under the name of the one that I use currently? The other account I have on here is named Sunset Shimmer, and I am looking to see if it is possible to merge accounts.

@Carnelian

Unfortunately at this point no.

I don't know if it is even possible to be honest due to the way the member system is setup. So when you click on a link for your name it'll display as roleplayerguild.com/users/carnelian, however change the user name to a number (example: roleplayerguild.com/users/14) and you will pull up that member account number. A whole new set of coding would have to be added for that kind of situation.

It's also been asked in the past with other members, but nothing has really come about from it.

[Carnelian]

@NuttsnBolts

Hmmm maybe it could then be possible to just have my other account deleted - and have this one's join date changed to 7 years ago?

[LegendBegins]

Hi @Carnelian,

We can ban and anonymize the old account, but the moderation team isn’t able to change hard data about accounts such as the join date.

[Carnelian]

Hi @Carnelian,

We can ban and anonymize the old account, but the moderation team isn’t able to change hard data about accounts such as the join date.

@LegendBegins

Could that perhaps be something administration or the devs can look into?

[LegendBegins]

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Could that perhaps be something administration or the devs can look into?

@Carnelian

Yeah, definitely something we could add to the dev backlog.

[Carnelian]

@LegendBegins

So, the other account has nothing on it. You wouldn't have to transfer any DMs or posts because its basically blank. Just that my account (Carnelian) should say that I joined 7 years ago. If this is possible, I would like for the Sunset Shimmer account to be removed.

[Carnelian]

@LegendBegins

Any updates to this that can be provided?

[LegendBegins]

@Carnelian

Sure, the merge change is going to be delayed until we're able to push new sitewide updates. For the old account, do you just want it banned, or do you want it banned and anonymized?

[Carnelian]

@LegendBegins

Do you have a timeline of when the sitewide updates may possibly occur? For the old account, just have it banned. All that's important to me is that the join date on my current account says 7 years ago instead of 5. I'd only want that account banned when the merge occurs.

[Carlyle]

@LegendBegins

Do you have a timeline of when the sitewide updates may possibly occur?

@Carnelian

That largely depends on whenever Mahz decides to return and pushes an update out. There's only so much Legend or any one else on the mod team can do site-wise.

[LegendBegins]

Kuro is correct. Site updates are controlled by the superadmin, Mahz, and life circumstances have made those sparse. We'll make that happen ASAP, but the AP may not be AS as you'd want.

[Carnelian]

@Kuro@LegendBegins

That makes sense. When was the last site update? I haven't been active in this forum for over 5 years so I'm not really sure what the heirachy of the staff is and what not.

[Carlyle]

@Kuro@LegendBegins

That makes sense. When was the last site update? I haven't been active in this forum for over 5 years so I'm not really sure what the heirachy of the staff is and what not.

@Carnelian

roleplayerguild.com/staff is the link for staff.

It's been some years since our last site update. Legend might be able to say otherwise, but it's probably been, like, 3+ years since Mahz has updated anything regarding RPG.

[LegendBegins]

Right, it’s been a while. I’ve pushed updates to our open-source repo, but I’m waiting for those to be approved.

[Carnelian]

@LegendBegins@Kuro

If Mahz hasn't been around in that long of a time, then you should perhaps try to find other ways to update the site. He hasn't been online in 2 years. It seems unlikely he'll be coming back anytime soon.

[Carlyle]

@Carnelian That's what Legend has been doing with his client-side browser addon and the few other places he can push updates. But as for anything that requires backdoor access, the only person who can implement anything is Mahz, hence why the site doesn't get any big updates these days.

[Carnelian]

@Kuro

What will be able to be hypothetically done, just in general, if Mahz doesn't return?

[LegendBegins]

@Carnelian

I can take this one. In the situation that Mahz doesn’t update the site, we won’t be able to do a whole lot about the account date (minus a very bespoke solution that gets a pretty hard “maybe”). But the alternative update solution that Kuro mentioned can end up doing quite a lot to enhance the RPG experience. Version 1 is in beta testing right now, pending a new revision of the BBCode parser.

[Carnelian]

@LegendBegins

Knowing that it has been a full 2 years in his absence, I'd say you have every right to perform an upgrade on your own. If he returns, I'm sure he'd understand.