Merging Duplicate Accounts

[Dracula]

Since Bill has a problem with duplicate accounts; despite the marked hypocrisy of him posting about it from a duplicate account, I propose the merging of duplicate accounts with their parent account.

The process is relatively straightforward; I used it to merge the posts I made about troubleshooting my car while it was essential to keep it confidential due to the agreement I signed with the TV show,

No posts get deleted and the only difference is that the posts from the second account are renamed to the primary account.

[stevedmc]

So has this been done yet? I'm too lazy to check.

[Dracula]

No. I'm doing it at midnight.

[stevedmc]

Smart man. Congradulations on graduating too siir.

[Dracula]

Looks like I don't have the ability do so; someone else will have to enact such changes.

[stevedmc]

Crap. I thought you were a full admin.

[Dracula]

Issues corrected and the only change that will be noted is that the user "Speaking The Truith" no longer exists; however, every post still exists under the username "content22207"

[Shep]

the only change that will be noted is that the user "Speaking The Truith" no longer exists; however, every post still exists under the username "content22207"

Bill's the only one that had a duplicate account? Or were the rest already merged into their prospective parent accounts? Could've sworn I read a few of you speaking of more duplicates than that...

In any case, can we make it a general rule to have one account per person? Or, in the case of test accounts, per user role?

I can understand an extreme or unusual circumstance in which multiple accounts are called for (legal obligations come to mind), but in that situation, I would like to see at least two administrators not involved in it provide consent before a member is allowed to create a duplicate account. Well, not "see" per se, I'm assuming this would be all done privately. But bare minimum someone trustworthy should know about it. If I am to be duped, it damn well better be a group effort!

[Dracula]

There were others, but they've been weeded out; to a certain extent. You can never say with 100% certainty that there are no duplicate accounts on a forum when membership exceeds two people.

Bill was just the only one liable to complain about it; hence, the preemptive documentation.