I'm trying to leave feedback for a great trade, but I can't get the reference to post. The trader's name is BLARGAG!!! and every time I attempt to post a positive ref, it tells me the name is misspelled, even if I copy and paste it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
Having Reference Troubles
Moderator: Moderators
-
Ironhide ( 92 )
- Technicolor Messiah
- Posts: 6468
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2003 6:41 pm
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Contact:
Re: Having Reference Troubles
People who use puntuation in their user names seem to experience this on a regular basis. I believe it has something to do with the ITL database not being able to recognize them.
"You can't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need." - The Rolling Stones
FBI Internet Fraud Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/
USPS Mail Fraud http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms ... laint.aspx
If you don't have your Location listed in your User Control Panel, why not take a second and update it? It will let your trading partners know where you are from the beginning.
FBI Internet Fraud Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/
USPS Mail Fraud http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms ... laint.aspx
If you don't have your Location listed in your User Control Panel, why not take a second and update it? It will let your trading partners know where you are from the beginning.
-
MagickalMemories ( 832 )
- Lord Logorrheic!
- Posts: 16741
- Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:38 pm
- Location: St. Louis, MO - USA
Re: Having Reference Troubles
That would be correct.
It's been reported to TrademasterAdam and is, simply, awaiting his attention (his personal, work AND BTown plates are all VERY full right now).
Eric
It's been reported to TrademasterAdam and is, simply, awaiting his attention (his personal, work AND BTown plates are all VERY full right now).
Eric
Lower rating? You ship first.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.
-
reegsk ( 492 )
- Millenium Trader
- Posts: 1160
- Joined: Fri Feb 06, 2009 4:05 am
- Location: Western Mass, USA
Re: Having Reference Troubles
Appreciate it, guys. I'll just wait this one out.
-
Lord_Nagash ( 220 )
- Necrosurgeon General
- Posts: 1171
- Joined: Thu Feb 12, 2004 7:00 am
- Location: California
- Contact:
Re: Having Reference Troubles
If it is an issue with the names having punctuations in them, perhaps Adam can bypass that by making it to where usernames can only have letters and numbers and underscores or hyphens.
USPS Mail Fraud
FBI Internet Fraud Center
Kevin
Lower rating, you ship first. I always leave feedback, appreciate the same in return.
Better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.
FBI Internet Fraud Center
Kevin
Lower rating, you ship first. I always leave feedback, appreciate the same in return.
Better to be judged by 12 than to be carried by 6.
-
MagickalMemories ( 832 )
- Lord Logorrheic!
- Posts: 16741
- Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:38 pm
- Location: St. Louis, MO - USA
Re: Having Reference Troubles
The only problem with that is that it'll mess with the existing users.
Probably easier in the long run to just fix the current issue than worry about dealing with problems for existing users as well.
I'll poke 'im again.
Eric
Probably easier in the long run to just fix the current issue than worry about dealing with problems for existing users as well.
I'll poke 'im again.
Eric
Lower rating? You ship first.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.
-
Ironhide ( 92 )
- Technicolor Messiah
- Posts: 6468
- Joined: Thu Oct 16, 2003 6:41 pm
- Location: Raleigh, NC
- Contact:
Re: Having Reference Troubles
Lord_Nagash wrote:If it is an issue with the names having punctuations in them, perhaps Adam can bypass that by making it to where usernames can only have letters and numbers and underscores or hyphens.
Then why not have the users with the messed up names change them? Or make up new accounts and get rid of the old ones. It's not like they have any feedback. Besides, we all know how long it can take for Adam to fix that. If it can be fixed. Might be some work the admins will have to take care of, but hey isn't that what your here for? To reduce Adam's work load?MagickalMemories wrote:The only problem with that is that it'll mess with the existing users.
Probably easier in the long run to just fix the current issue than worry about dealing with problems for existing users as well.
I'll poke 'im again.
Eric
"You can't always get what you want, but sometimes, you get what you need." - The Rolling Stones
FBI Internet Fraud Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/
USPS Mail Fraud http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms ... laint.aspx
If you don't have your Location listed in your User Control Panel, why not take a second and update it? It will let your trading partners know where you are from the beginning.
FBI Internet Fraud Center http://www.ic3.gov/complaint/
USPS Mail Fraud http://postalinspectors.uspis.gov/forms ... laint.aspx
If you don't have your Location listed in your User Control Panel, why not take a second and update it? It will let your trading partners know where you are from the beginning.
-
MagickalMemories ( 832 )
- Lord Logorrheic!
- Posts: 16741
- Joined: Thu Sep 04, 2003 11:38 pm
- Location: St. Louis, MO - USA
Re: Having Reference Troubles
Because it won't work that way.
Btown hasn't always had that problem. It just started with the newest board incarnation. It just needs a little finessing.
I did a quick search.
ref_view.php?user_id=49
LOL I know *I* don't want to be the one to tell this guy he has to start a new user Name.
The choices are to have people wait a little bit, and have adam do a little work, or to have everyone with non-alphanumeric User ID's start a new one. I think we're better off having Adam do the work.
It is no work that anyone BUT Adam can do, as it has to do with programming. Believe me, if one of the rest of us COULD do it, he would have already. Not just for Adam, but for everyone with non-alphanumeric User ID's.
Eric
Btown hasn't always had that problem. It just started with the newest board incarnation. It just needs a little finessing.
I did a quick search.
ref_view.php?user_id=49
LOL I know *I* don't want to be the one to tell this guy he has to start a new user Name.
The choices are to have people wait a little bit, and have adam do a little work, or to have everyone with non-alphanumeric User ID's start a new one. I think we're better off having Adam do the work.
It is no work that anyone BUT Adam can do, as it has to do with programming. Believe me, if one of the rest of us COULD do it, he would have already. Not just for Adam, but for everyone with non-alphanumeric User ID's.
Eric
Lower rating? You ship first.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.
Give me a sense of humor Lord. Give me the grace to see a joke.
To get some humor out of life and pass it on to other folk.
I think what this situation needs is some imagination.
"...I'm a nerd, and I'm here tonight to stand up for the rights of other nerds.” – Gilbert Lowell
Want my help with a BTR or backout? All messages sent/posted should be in CHRONOLOGICAL order. Otherwise, I just won't read it.