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Changing nym does not update earlier tags #2232
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I just edited my nym yesterday and found that the existing tags for me, weren't updated, they still remain as my old username, like https://stacker.news/items/996516/r/istealcheetos?commentId=1000314 and all other comments.
also I think users should not be able to update their nym everyday but once a month to prevent an identity crisis.
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Go to any of the old comments wherein you were tagged.
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They don't update with a change in the username
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[-]Chaning nym does not update earlier tags[/-][+]Changing nym does not update earlier tags[/+]huumn commentedon Jun 15, 2025
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Mentiontable stores user ids so this could be done conceivably. Although, it adds a lot of complexity to fix a problem that's rare, and self-inflicted.Also, we wouldn't change the mention, the text of a post, we'd just change the stacker that it referenced.
axelvyrn commentedon Jun 16, 2025
What does that mean?
The text remains same and but the @ link will point to the new nym of the stacker?
like A changed name to B today and I tagged A yesterday so the same tag for A will now point to B?
What if C changes his nym to A?
huumn commentedon Jun 16, 2025
Nothing. The old mention still points to B.