HOW DO I BECOME UN-ANONYMOUS?!

[Douglas]

HOW DO I BECOME UN-ANONYMOUS?!

[Carol the Dabbler]

8 hours ago, Douglas said:

HOW DO I BECOME UN-ANONYMOUS?!

I'm not sure what you're asking, Douglas.  I do recall seeing a way to become anonymous -- but you don't seem to be anonymous, at least not when you posted this thread.

Could you give us some details?

 

 

[Douglas]

Yes, thanks so much for this, Carol; Well it's just that when I hover my cursor over my name, a message pops up that says I'm currently anonymous? 

[Carol the Dabbler]

That's very odd -- you look fine to me.  Oh, wait a minute -- maybe I can see who you are because I'm a moderator.  Let me see how you look from my husband's account.

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Well, you look like Douglas from there as well, and Hubby hadn't even logged in.

I'll let the Admins know, but for now just pretend it doesn't say you're anonymous!

 

[Douglas]

31 minutes ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

That's very odd -- you look fine to me.  Oh, wait a minute -- maybe I can see who you are because I'm a moderator.  Let me see how you look from my husband's account.

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Well, you look like Douglas from there as well, and Hubby hadn't even logged in.

I'll let the Admins know, but for now just pretend it doesn't say you're anonymous!

 

Hi Carol,

Thank you SO MUCH for this, Carol; That's very kind of you; I'll do what you said, and I certainly won't bother you again with this kind of thing!

Thanks so much, once again.

Take care.

Kindest Regards, always,

 

Douglas

Australia

p.s. You're a LEGEND! 

[Carol the Dabbler]

38 minutes ago, Douglas said:

I certainly won't bother you again with this kind of thing!

Hey, "this kind of thing" is the reason that there are moderators.  Please don't take our job away!

Even if it's not currently impeding your use of the forum, it's not supposed to be doing that, so the staff needs to look into it.  So I'm glad that you brought it to our attention.

 

[Banshee]

Hello! As someone who only uses the internet on devices where “hovering over things” doesn’t happen, could you maybe get a screenshot of what shows up when you do it? It would help me figure out what settings may be in play here  

[Douglas]

4 hours ago, Banshee said:

Hello! As someone who only uses the internet on devices where “hovering over things” doesn’t happen, could you maybe get a screenshot of what shows up when you do it? It would help me figure out what settings may be in play here  

@Banshee Hi Banshee,

 

Thanks so much, but I tried a few times to get a screenshot, but sadly to no avail.

I'm sorry about this.

Kind regards,

 

Douglas

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

@Banshee -- I'm pretty sure Douglas is referring to positioning his cursor (the one that can be moved with one's mouse or touchpad) on his name above his avatar picture.  This would normally display an abbreviated version of his profile, while giving him the option of displaying the complete version.  (I'm not sure how to do a screenshot of that, either, since those things are displayed only while the cursor is in that position.)

@Douglas -- Does it also display the things that I mentioned to Banshee, or does it merely say that you're anonymous?  If it does show more than just "you're anonymous," where does that message appear in relation to the other things?

 

[Douglas]

44 minutes ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

@Banshee -- I'm pretty sure Douglas is referring to positioning his cursor (the one that can be moved with one's mouse or touchpad) on his name above his avatar picture.  This would normally display an abbreviated version of his profile, while giving him the option of displaying the complete version.  (I'm not sure how to do a screenshot of that, either, since those things are displayed only while the cursor is in that position.)

@Douglas -- Does it also display the things that I mentioned to Banshee, or does it merely say that you're anonymous?  If it does show more than just "you're anonymous," where does that message appear in relation to the other things?

 

@Carol the Dabbler Hi Carol,

Yes, what you said to Banshee, is correct! 

[Carol the Dabbler]

@Douglas-- sorry, I must have added this to my post after you had already responded to my first version:

14 hours ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

If it does show more than just "you're anonymous," where does that message appear in relation to the other things?

 

[Douglas]

51 minutes ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

@Douglas-- sorry, I must have added this to my post after you had already responded to my first version:

 

@Carol the Dabbler : Hi Carol,

 

No, look, please don't worry about this anymore; I've caused you more than enough trouble, and it's really not that important in the overall scheme of things; It's just very good of you to go to all this trouble for me; But please don't worry anymore.

And besides, perhaps this Site has got so much of a shock in seeing me back on here, after a two and a half year absence, that it's probably saying to itself: "Who in the bloody hell is this?!".

 

 

Kind Regards,

Douglas

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

18 minutes ago, Douglas said:

perhaps this Site has got so much of a shock in seeing me back on here, after a two and a half year absence, that it's probably saying to itself: "Who in the bloody hell is this?!".

We do need to look into that possibility!  (But I'm sure it's *pleasantly* shocked.)

18 minutes ago, Douglas said:

please don't worry about this anymore; I've caused you more than enough trouble,

No you haven't, you've reported an apparent software bug that's likely to cause problems for other members in the future if it can't be tracked down and fixed.  (Trust me -- I worked in software support for 20 years, and tips from users were our biggest and best source of information.)

So, if you would be so kind:

Is the "Anonymous" message displayed *instead* of your user name and/or your mini-profile,

Or is it displayed as an extra bit of info within your mini-profile,

Or something else that hasn't occurred to me?

Thank you for your assistance.

 

[Douglas]

8 minutes ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

We do need to look into that possibility!  (But I'm sure it's *pleasantly* shocked.)

No you haven't, you've reported an apparent software bug that's likely to cause problems for other members in the future if it can't be tracked down and fixed.  (Trust me -- I worked in software support for 20 years, and tips from users were our biggest and best source of information.)

So, if you would be so kind:

Is the "Anonymous" message displayed *instead* of your user name and/or your mini-profile,

Or is it displayed as an extra bit of info within your mini-profile,

Or something else that hasn't occurred to me?

Thank you for your assistance.

 

@Carol the Dabbler: Hi again, Carol; Well this is very kind of you.

 

Yes, it is displayed as an extra bit of info. within my mini-profile:

So as soon as I hover my cursor over my D for Douglas "Icon", I get the D symbol popping up on the top of our little deceased dog's (SASHA) head, which is my current profile picture:

And then just below that it has my name, Douglas, with the word DETECTIVES written under it:; and under that, it says: "JOINED OCTOBER, 13, 2012":

But also, next to DOUGLAS is a funny looking little symbol that looks like a little oval thing with an oblique line through it; And when I hover my cursor over that thing, here is the message that appears:

"YOU ARE CURRENTLY ANONYMOUS. YOU WILL NOT SHOW IN ONLINE LISTS AND YOUR LAST VISITED TIME WILL NOT BE SHOWN TO OTHER MEMBERS".

 

So what a Classic, eh!!

 

Douglas

 

 

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

OK, I logged into my test account, and it says I'm anonymous!  So thank you very much, Douglas, you've given us enough info to be able to reproduce the symptoms ourselves.

 

 

[Douglas]

3 minutes ago, Carol the Dabbler said:

OK, I logged into my test account, and I see exactly the same thing!  So thank you very much, Douglas, you've given us enough info to be able to reproduce the symptoms ourselves.

 

@Carol the Dabbler: No worries, Carol; And thanks so much for this, once again! 

 

Douglas

 

[Carol the Dabbler]

By the way, the little oval symbol seems to be an eye -- so with a slash through it, that means you can't be seen.