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[Request] Player Alternate Name to be used as Main Name |
| Posted: 07 Jun 2023 16:08 | |||
 Ovokx Posts: 1,700 Joined: 2020-06-17 | Hi Zag, Is it possible to add a check-box next to the field "Alternate Name" on the player edit page in order to set the alternate name as the main one, please? By doing so, when we correct a player name, we can indicate that than one is the one to be used as main name for events etc and avoid displaying wrong names or extra long names like this one, as an example:  | ||
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2023 14:14 | |||
 zag Posts: 3,331 Joined: 2020-03-23 | I've been wondering this as well. Should alternate name always be the primary? That would be pretty easy to impliment. | ||
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2023 17:00 | |||
Ovokx Posts: 1,700 Joined: 2020-06-17 | Not always, as in some cases like japanese, chinese, arabic players etc, this field is used to display name on their own characters. Example: Takuma Asano (浅野 拓磨) https://www.thesportsdb.com/player/34160885-Takuma-Asano zag | ||
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| Posted: 23 Jun 2023 14:23 | |||
zag Posts: 3,331 Joined: 2020-03-23 | I don't think a check box is the correct way of doing it as it adds another step, but I'm not quite sure what is any better right now.... | ||
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| Posted: 23 Jun 2023 14:36 | |||
Ovokx Posts: 1,700 Joined: 2020-06-17 | other option is to be able (just for mods/admin) to directly rename the player name | ||
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