995 posts
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Canada
Posted 20 June 2014 - 10:58 PM
On other IP.Board installations (like the Minecraft Forums), they've added a thing to your profile where you can add a Minecraft username. That username shows under your avatar when you post, near your Location. It would be useful for things like the Servers section, so that when you post that you are having an issue they can see your username and they don't have to ask you for it.
8543 posts
Posted 21 June 2014 - 12:21 AM
If it gets added as a profile field, it will not be displayed like it is there, you'll have to visit the user profile to see it. It's not a terrible idea, though.
2151 posts
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Auckland, New Zealand
Posted 21 June 2014 - 06:47 AM
So are you only able to add one field below the posts count?
I second this.
1114 posts
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UK
Posted 21 June 2014 - 06:48 AM
I support this, it would help forum users find each other on servers.
995 posts
Location
Canada
Posted 21 June 2014 - 02:44 PM
On the Minecraft forums, your Location and your Minecraft name shows, so clearly it is possible. I guess the "You have to go to the profile to see it" thing is just that "It doesn't need to be crazy visible, it's only really use in the Servers section anyways."
7508 posts
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Australia
Posted 21 June 2014 - 03:18 PM
perhaps it can show up on the Minecraft forums 'cause they use a newer version of IP.Board?
I wonder if its possible in IP.Board to make it appear only in the servers section.
7083 posts
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Tasmania (AU)
Posted 21 June 2014 - 06:26 PM
Odds are it has less to do with version and more to do with the extensions installed, though I couldn't say for sure.
8543 posts
Posted 21 June 2014 - 06:27 PM
It's just more clutter that'd only really be useful in the Servers section. There isn't a way to make it show up only there, so I don't see much value in adding it to the information displayed on every post, but I do see added value in giving it a profile field.
Edit: I have added this field. See
my profile to see how it will be displayed.
995 posts
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Canada
Posted 22 June 2014 - 12:49 AM
Added my name to my profile. Thanks for adding this!