my custom user title gets reset after a little while

win32sux · 09-29-2006, 11:24 PM

hi... i go into My LQ to edit my profile... i choose to change my user title from "Guru" to "LQ Addict" (cuz i am NOT a guru) and it successfully changes - but only for a few minutes (then it automatically goes back to "Guru")...

just wondering if it's a bug or am i doing something wrong... TIA...

jeremy · 09-30-2006, 02:40 PM

Is this happening to anyone else? It's the first time I've heard of it.

--jeremy

JZL240I-U · 10-04-2006, 06:36 AM

Same applies to me so I tried to verify this for you, Jeremy, but I don't even find the place to change the Guru to LQ Addict?!?

<edit> I'll let that stand as a warning against the reckless use of "post quick reply" instead of briefly checking the facts -- ah well, sorry Jeremy & thanks harishankar. (What messed me up was simply the repeated and useless attempt to find the apropriate button

).

vharishankar · 10-04-2006, 07:28 AM

I'm assuming it's not there because you've not reached 5000 posts yet

JZL240I-U · 10-04-2006, 07:30 AM

delayed functionality it is, then. Well, in a few years...

win32sux · 10-05-2006, 12:40 AM

i changed my thing to LQ Addict ten minutes ago and it seems to have stuck this time...

fingers crossed...

NOTICE: after i made this post, the thing under this new post read "Guru", even while the first post i made read "LQ Addict"...

win32sux · 10-05-2006, 12:43 AM

crap, it all went back to Guru on it's own now...

vharishankar · 10-05-2006, 01:34 AM

Maybe you are destined to be a guru

It looks to be a pretty strange problem. Never come across this one before!

JZL240I-U · 10-05-2006, 01:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harishankar

Maybe you are destined to be a guru

My thought, exactly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by harishankar

...Never come across this one before!

Well, you posted the solution here.

vharishankar · 10-05-2006, 01:58 AM

No, I mean I administer a vbulletin forum so I know all about using custom titles. I just don't know how Jeremy has set it up here so "choosing" between two or more titles is new to me.

JZL240I-U · 10-05-2006, 02:01 AM

I see. I'm entirely out of my depth here and thus can't offer any suggestion to the masters

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tuxdev · 10-05-2006, 11:56 AM

harishankar, what is "LQ Columnist"? First time I've seen that title.

vharishankar · 10-05-2006, 12:01 PM

Hey tuxdev. Thanks for noticing that!

It's something to do with my new Linux editorial at LQ.org. You'll find it in the Articles -> Advocacy section. Also do let me know what you think about my writings.

Jeremy was kind enough to grant me a special user title.

jeremy · 10-05-2006, 01:20 PM

We have a pending code upgrade that should be rolled out in the near future. If that doesn't fix the issue, please add it to the bug tracker. Thanks.

--jeremy

win32sux · 10-29-2006, 11:19 PM

hi. just wanted to let you know that i changed it to "LQ Addict" over 24 hours ago and it seems to have "stuck" just fine... looks like the bug was squashed...