1st new user of 2024 (at least that has posted here)

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#311384 11-Jan-2024 07:43

Hi - I've just joined after being reminded of how cool this community is by a colleague.

Well, rejoined - turns out I've got an account (Narth) which dates back to 2010 or so back when I was using a yahoo email address (which is long gone). If that could be merged with this account, it would be brilliant!

I'm really into online community and open source software, and run a few online communities myself (doing sysadmin and community management) as well as contributing to several others. I'm most familiar with the Discourse platform, and am always on the lookout for tips and tricks that I can apply to those that I have influence over.

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#3180322 11-Jan-2024 07:43

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#3180328 11-Jan-2024 07:47

Welcome to the site.

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#3180342 11-Jan-2024 08:36

@Narth that old account doesn't have any posts - do you want to just disable the old one and update the username on this one?

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#3180355 11-Jan-2024 09:06

freitasm:

@Narth that old account doesn't have any posts - do you want to just disable the old one and update the username on this one?

What I'd rather is that I could have the username NathanK - is it currently used?

Otherwise, please go ahead and delete Narth and I'll keep this.

Oh - that mate I mentioned is @jonherries

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#3180360 11-Jan-2024 09:12

Nah, sorry that one is taken already.

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#3180421 11-Jan-2024 11:21

Are you sure? Perhaps they are hidden in the user list:

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#3180424 11-Jan-2024 11:25

NathanKnz:

Are you sure? Perhaps they are hidden in the user list:

Yes, I am sure.

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#3180428 11-Jan-2024 11:51

Welcome. Glad to hear you find GZ cool.

NathanKnz: ... I'm most familiar with the Discourse platform, ...

Misread that a bit & thought you were talking about Discord.

Please keep this GZ community vibrant by contributing in a constructive & respectful manner.

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#3180430 11-Jan-2024 12:06

@freitasm - I think you and Nathan would have a bit to chat about. Nathan runs:

www.ehealthforum.nz

and I help out. Wondering if we send a private message whether we might be able to set up a time for a chat?

Jon

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#3180433 11-Jan-2024 12:13

Sure. I am available most days, in the city once a week.

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#3180579 11-Jan-2024 14:20

freitasm:

Yes, I am sure.

Apologies, I didn't mean to imply anything negative!

I take it that usernames have moved to 8 or 9 characters, and the incumbent nathank was moved to nathankaa?

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#3180583 11-Jan-2024 14:21

freitasm:

jonherries:

Wondering if we send a private message whether we might be able to set up a time for a chat?

Sure. I am available most days, in the city once a week.

I'm pretty flexible over the next week or so - Jon, why don't you suggest a time as a calendar invite to us both as you are likely to be the least flexible?

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#3180585 11-Jan-2024 14:25

NathanKnz:

freitasm:

Yes, I am sure.

Apologies, I didn't mean to imply anything negative!

I take it that usernames have moved to 8 or 9 characters, and the incumbent nathank was moved to nathankaa?

No. Accounts will not show in the search if the user has Privacy set or the account has been banned.

We do not reassign usernames. There isn't a minimum length for usernames but very early on we did change from accepting spaces and special characters, hence why you might find one or another active user with those.

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#3180586 11-Jan-2024 14:26

@NathanKnz:

freitasm:

@jonherries:

Wondering if we send a private message whether we might be able to set up a time for a chat?

Sure. I am available most days, in the city once a week.

I'm pretty flexible over the next week or so - Jon, why don't you suggest a time as a calendar invite to us both as you are likely to be the least flexible?

Except Tuesday, when I am in Auckland.

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#3180588 11-Jan-2024 14:30

ANglEAUT:

Welcome. Glad to hear you find GZ cool.

NathanKnz: ... I'm most familiar with the Discourse platform, ...

Misread that a bit & thought you were talking about Discord.

Thanks!

Yeah - Discourse is very easy to confuse on the name front! They both launched at around the same time, so that wasn't a problem back in the day. Is now though 🤷‍♂️

Discord: gamer-based chat platform = great for real time short-form discussion. Free but proprietary and will try and upsell you stuff - and is a bit mysterious with your data.
Discourse: modern online forum (like this one) platform = great for asynchronous discussion. Open source, can have hosted in a variety of ways. Delightfully free from commercial entanglements.