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[vanilla3]

Hi

Just joined and realised that my username has been altered from what I had entered. I understand that not all usernames will be available without the addition of a number at the end, but it would have been much more appreciated if the username I entered had prompted for me to try again, until a free username was available. I noticed too that I am unable to edit my profile/ settings until I have posted 10 posts. I can understand how this can reduce spam, but I don't see any other way of changing my settings without first annoying people by spamming 10 random posts, simply to enable my settings. Is there a way I can change my username to something more preferable?

Thanks,
Vanilla

[howefield]

Have a read here..

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2234107