Patch Linden added a bit more information to\u00a0the recent announcement that Linden Lab was going to allow Second Life users to change their last names<\/a>. He said, in\u00a0a thread on the official Second Life user forums<\/a>, that you would be able to change both first and last names:<\/p>\n It will be complete and total name changes, both first and surname.\u00a0 Just to set expectations on this, it is a later this year item.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n When asked if the change would be available to everyone, or just those with the Resident last name, he added:<\/p>\n It will be available to everyone.\u00a0\u00a0 And, in answer to yet another question about whether or not you could hide your name:<\/p>\n No hiding of names.\u00a0 First name and surname combos will have to be unique like they are today.\u00a0 A couple of other questions that came up \u2013\u00a0no re-use of retired names, once a name has been used, it belongs to that account forever.\u00a0 We\u00a0keep a transnational name change history.\u00a0 Only standard English characters will be permitted.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Just to make it clear, this is an upcoming ability to change to the\u00a0actual avatar name<\/em>, not the display name. When asked about how this change will affect the display names of avatars (which can be updated once a week):<\/p>\n This has no affect on display names and largely I do not anticipate we will change how display names work.\u00a0 If anything, it somewhat sunsets the need for them.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n So, that makes everything a little clearer! Thanks, Patch! I predict that there will be a land rush on names once this feature is turned on for users. Being able to change both your first AND your last name (as long as somebody else doesn\u2019t already have that combination) is a very nice feature to have!<\/p>\n UPDATE March 23rd:\u00a0Inara Pey has a very detailed blogpost on this announcement by Linden Lab<\/a>, with even more details:<\/p>\n The plan is to allow people to change their first and last name whenever they wish.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So I dug a bit more looking for information on the upcoming and highly anticipated name changes coming back to Second Life. This is definitely something everyone has been anticipating for years to come here.\u00a0 I don’t know about you but I can NOT wait! Credits Patch Linden added a bit more information to\u00a0the recent … Continue reading ![\";)\"](\"https:\/\/content.invisioncic.com\/Mseclife\/emoticons\/wink.png\" "\\";)\\"")
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