I would always let people change their names - I mean, why wouldn't you? Women change their surname on marriage anyway and it is not impossible that a first name can change too. Jonathan might decide he now wants to be referred to as Jon. Jon then becomes Jane - it happens. I usually make a username an email address because it is a no brainer for the user to come up with and remember, is generally unique (or ought to be) and can be validated. I let users change that too because people move providers/employers and so on.
I see no decide in letting people change their names. The thing you don't want to change is the id. Jeremy Burns Class Outfit jeremybu...@classoutfit.com http://www.classoutfit.com On 2 Feb 2011, at 21:49, Dave Maharaj wrote: > What are your thoughts on allowing "Users" to change their names? > > Talking about real names, not username. > f_name = John > l_name = Smith > name_lock = bool , unlocked by default, upon edit of either field (f_name, > l_name) name_lock = true; no more edits after that > > Really one should know their name well enough that a mistake should not be > made. > I was thinking allow a 1 time change if you can't spell your name correctly > after that well them I am surprised you figured how to turn the computer on > in the first place. > > Basic Site : Users name appears on thier profile, that's all. > But there are people out there who would constantly change their names to > foolishness and there is simply no man power to watch these changes > constantly. > > Am I being too hard? Thoughts? Suggestions > > Thanks, > > Dave > > -- > Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials > http://tv.cakephp.org > Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help > others with their CakePHP related questions. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php -- Our newest site for the community: CakePHP Video Tutorials http://tv.cakephp.org Check out the new CakePHP Questions site http://ask.cakephp.org and help others with their CakePHP related questions. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cake-php+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php
