Trying to do a name change in main. I had 3 left and am down to one. I tried to change to some form of Riddick, tried Riddick1968, ~Riddick~, [Riddick], {Riddick}, none worked. I kept getting this message.
That name has illegal characters. Please use only a-z, 1-9, [, ], _, and space.
WTH?
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Ridd1ck
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Re: Name Change
Hello, any ideas why this is happening?

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Sarevok
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Re: Name Change
Browser computability. It maybe adding some hidden character for terminating of string at the end when submitted.
Just a thought, I've never had any trouble, but I've only ever used IE/Firefox
Just a thought, I've never had any trouble, but I've only ever used IE/Firefox
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Sarevok wrote:Browser computability. It maybe adding some hidden character for terminating of string at the end when submitted.
Just a thought, I've never had any trouble, but I've only ever used IE/Firefox
I'm using Firefox??

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Re: Name Change
Dunno then. You COULD e-mail admin, and see if their willing to change your name for you, with the deduction of the counter for name changes.
Or, try writing what you want in notepad, and copy-paste it into firefox. Could work.
I also remember i think someone else had a similar problem previously. Have you had a search of other posts in the admin section yet?
Or, try writing what you want in notepad, and copy-paste it into firefox. Could work.
I also remember i think someone else had a similar problem previously. Have you had a search of other posts in the admin section yet?
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Yeah, and talked to Clarkey about it. I'll try the copy and paste from notebook. Hadn't thought of that.

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Re: Name Change
Lonewolf1968 wrote:Yeah, and talked to Clarkey about it. I'll try the copy and paste from notebook. Hadn't thought of that.
Nope that didn't work either. Oh well.

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Re: Name Change
Did you try a search for another thread with the same problem?
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Re: Name Change
Soundwave wrote:It is *so* simple..
You are using "dick" (no swearing intended).
There's plenty of names with that in it, there's even some riddick's ingame.
Unless that word is banned recently and therefore old accounts with that in still exist.
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There are only 13 with "dick" in their names.
And they're all relatively old.
So I guess it's become a banned word then?
And they're all relatively old.
So I guess it's become a banned word then?

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That could explain it. Anyone else wanna try it too?
Maybe use Ridd!ck ?
Maybe use Ridd!ck ?
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Re: Name Change
I will not try, because if it does, he won't be able to use the name anymore. 
And I'll have wasted 3 MTs.
And I'll have wasted 3 MTs.

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Try using it as your race then. If it picks that up too, then maybe soundwave is right
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Must have been the "d*ck" used Ridd1ck and it worked, thanks guys, Mods, you can lock and dump at your discretion.

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