[Allow Fiverr Username Change]

1 hour ago, donnovan86 said:

Simple, because they can change their name again. 

Well no, as most users in this thread has suggested, there'd be a large cooldown. This would prevent impersonators from switching identities too fast, and therefore making them much easier to spot and ban.

 

1 hour ago, donnovan86 said:

As I said, there are much more pressing issues to solve, like sellers not being able to lock their gig packages and buyers ordering up to 20x their maximum offer. That's an issue. Changing the username doesn't seem or feel like a major issue. As I said, some might need it, but most people won't, and I can see abuse a mile away, especially if you can change it multiple times within a short time period.

Of course there are more pressing issues, but this thread is specifically about username changing. I don't see how discussing this feature prevents other issues from being fixed? A lot of people have already agreed that this is a needed feature?
I still haven't gotten a realistic example of possible abuse, other than impersonation, which isn't plausible.

[Allow Fiverr Username Change]

On 4/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, donnovan86 said:

Well doing this would allow anyone to change their profile photo and make it similar to mine. It would also allow them to change their name to donnovan866 or whatever. Few people would notice, especially if the seller duplicates my gigs and images, descriptions, etc. So come on.. There's a much much higher chance for impersonators to appear if this is allowed. 

You just repeated what you said in your previous post? Again, people can already do this. And as I mentioned previously, there'd, of course, be a "Past usernames" tab to prevent this. You forgot that a seller's credibility doesn't just depend on names and branding, but also on reviews. I doubt that an impersonator would get positive reviews, and therefore they wouldn't be trustworthy. Successfully impersonating a successful person on Fiverr is already difficult, and I doubt that allowing username changes would make it easier with the correct measures.

On 4/24/2022 at 5:42 PM, donnovan86 said:

You can easily close the account with Fiverr's notice and create a fresh one for selling. Rebranding is possible already, you can change your profile picture, gig images, gig content, etc. I already reported multiple impersonators even without this "idea", I can only imagine how many people would take advantage of this. Don't get me wrong, I understand it might help a few people like you, but generally it would just be an idea prone to abuse. Just like not taking 20% on tips. Most people would just do $5 orders and pay via tips to avoid any taxes or fees. When people are given an opportunity to take advantage of, they usually do.  

Closing my account would mean losing all my reviews, losing my level 2 status, losing all my credibility, and everything I've worked on for the past few years. Unlike username changing, 20% on tips I understand since removing it would allow people to abuse the system, as you said. However, I do not see how changing your goddamn username twice a year would be that much of a problem. 

There'd not be any reason for people to want to change their usernames to impersonate someone rather than create a new account. If a seller already had good reviews and good credibility, why would they jeopardize that for the chance of getting a few extra sales and most definitely a ban? It just isn't a realistic situation and would be very rare.

[Allow Fiverr Username Change]

On 4/19/2022 at 5:32 PM, donnovan86 said:

People can easily change their username and make it similar to best selling, reputable users here and try to impersonate them.

How would allowing users to change their username increase the ability for people to impersonate others? If someone wanted to do that, they'd create a new account? If you're that worried about scamming becoming a bigger problem, then there'd, of course, be a "Past usernames" tab on sellers' profiles.

On 4/19/2022 at 5:32 PM, donnovan86 said:

Just create the right username from the start. This is not a problem...

As others have previously mentioned, people might want to rebrand. I, for example, created my Fiverr profile with the intent of using it as a buyer. Therefore my username does not represent my expertise, and it also has a spelling mistake. I didn't care too much when I first made it, but being a now successful seller, it has become a problem.