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Ferret
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So this one is a bit older, but a certain unicorn insisted it be posted as well. Who am I to question a unicorn, they have sharp horns.

- Added further data to our Category Pages.
- Additional re-verification e-mails sent to users 7 days after users sign-up.
- Added @{Username} and @{GameID} functionality to forums.
- Other behinds the scenes tinkerings including MMO updates and game management doo-hickeys.

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Charlie506
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wow, that unicorn rocks.

UnleashedUponMankind
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Unicorn-Maigc!

And that how it works, didnt know it... test @{Ferret}

UnleashedUponMankind
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Second test.. if that wont work i ask^^
@[Ferret]

Ferret
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Like this: @Ferret

UnleashedUponMankind
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Hooray @Ferret

UnleashedUponMankind
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Oh, and never forget the uniconr, hooray @boppins

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when that unicorn escaped from his magic world and came to AG he is not the same anymore.... he is a uni-gamer now :P

ivan
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I am posting this only for the purposes of small test!
About the reasons I will discuss later, depending on the test results.

If I understand this right

Added @{Username} and @{GameID} functionality to forums.


Game name: Earn to Die 2012: Part 2
Game ID: 15776


or
Earn to Die 2012: Part 2

Now,I just need to put game ID after @

Earn to Die 2012: Part 2
ivan
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A potential problem!!!
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Possible situations:

User name: 15776
Game ID: 15776

Possibility for something like this is very small,it almost does not exist,
but.......

Recently I noticed a user with the username 2014631


So is it still impossible ?!? Well no, something like this could happen!

Which brings me to some questions:

1.What will happen if the user and the ID of some game,have the same name (label)?
2.Is this even possible at first? (See question 3)
3.Is there already something in the system that would prevent something like this?
4.On what basis will the system decide what should and what should not be linked,in this specific case?
5.If something like this happens,will the link be just broken,or it will cause
some other undesirable effects?

boppins
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there's a user 1234, and a game

Battle Mage

that's what will happen

Ferret
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We talked about that as an issue, but the truth is the amount of people who are involved with the community that have numeric names is close to nill.

ivan
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Yes I know,but still, certainly it was worth to envisage such a thing.

Well, back to the proposals now, I guess

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