For $49... allow us to pick our full name
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Eren Padar
With respect: Linden Lab allows us to change our name for the "modest" fee of almost $50 (for a fully automatic data process that takes about 3 miliseconds of processing time). ; )
Doesn't that fee warrant us being able to choose our last name as well? I want the name I've used since 2005: Snoots Dwagon... not Snoots Resident, Snoots Fairegoer, or some other LL-dictated last name. At that rather significant fee (just to automatically change one piece of data), this would seem a reasonable request, does it not?
While we're on the subject, wouldn't it be customer-friendly to reduce that $50 price to something far more reasonable... for a very simple, automated data change? Is $20 not sufficient?
With respect, sometimes we would like to see decisions made that consider the good of the customer instead of "how can we squeeze more gold from the goose?". Linden Lab is already very profitable... and the economy has not yet fully recovered. "Put yourself in the shoes of the customer" is the key to profitable business. A profitable business associate once told me: Always put the customer first... and the money will follow (as well as improved customer loyalty).
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Eren Padar
We have (at this time) 285 upvotes on this... and no action from LL... either on allowing full name changes or reducing the excessively high cost of changing a name. Greed is what prevents progress. Apathy is what alienates customers. The suggestions that this be allowed only for Premium members is yet another profiteering maneuver. Sometimes doing something just because it's sensible AND WILL MAKE YOUR CUSTOMERS HAPPY is the best way to go.
Seriously LL, what is the problem here? My desired name is SNOOTS DWAGON... which has been my display name for YEARS. What is the difficulty in allowing users to pick their own names? Most other platforms have no problem with this. If you want to, limit this name change to once a month, once every 6 months, or even once a year... but please at least give us this option! How frustrating that this was first posted over a year ago and still zero response.
Wicked Nightfall
You can't eliminate greed when it comes to pricing decisions. The cost for a name change is criminal, and LL should be ashamed of themselves.
Heaven Goat
Yes, please. I think I will take my partner's last name IRL sooner than I will in SL, and that's ridiculous rofl.
Lettie Linden
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Premium plus members able to add any name
Dwermer Resident
It would be nice if premium plus members would be able to change their names to anything (within reason). ATM the selection of name to choose from on the list is very limited. Thanks
Leah McCullough
I agree, it would be pretty cool to be able to use any surname we want. Please LL make this possible!
Lettie Linden
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Surname option for name change.
Roman Godde
Feature Request: Custom Surname Option for Display Name Changes
I’d like to propose an enhancement to the Premium and Plus name change feature: the ability for users to create a custom surname in addition to selecting from the existing list.
While I understand and respect the current system of rotating surname options—and the associated fee structure—I believe offering a custom surname option could add meaningful value to users while creating a new revenue opportunity for Linden Lab. This could be implemented as a tiered system: a standard fee for choosing from the curated list, and a higher fee for creating a unique, user-defined surname.
To prevent overuse or abuse of the feature, you might consider:
• A cooldown period between name changes
• A limited number of custom changes per account per year
• An optional fee to revert to a previously used name
Many long-term residents, myself included, find that the available surnames don’t always reflect our identity or branding needs. By offering a custom option—even at a premium—it would provide greater personalization without undermining the current system.
If there are technical or policy reasons this hasn’t been implemented, I’d genuinely be interested in understanding the limitations. Thank you for considering this suggestion.
Lettie Linden
Merged in a post:
Let me buy my choice if name
MzAllison Resident
I would love the opportunity to purchase the name I want instead of the ones offered. I've been resident forever and I would like the option.
Fionne Burleigh
And please, LL, stop with all the goofy surnames. I don't want a last name of Suntoad, Whirlybird or Kangaroo (I hope to the gods they don't use any of these LOL). While I don't mind most of the more fanciful surnames, so many of them are just, well - goofy. Give us more normal surnames to choose from. The idea of my avi and my husband's having the same last "normal" name outweighs the loss of a couple of legacy surnames.
Sage Pexie
I agree the cost for a name change is pretty ridiculous. The options are mostly silly goofy stuff. What would be the problem with someone just choosing a last name for themselves the same as the choose a first instead of picking from a list? On Top of that, whats up with new avatars not getting a last name at all?
Garnet Psaltery
I don't want to change my name but It would be nice to see some more people with the name I have. There used to be a loose family of people with the same name but most of them have left SL. It was a kind of marker of age but SL has gone on so long with so many more names I doubt it has the same significance now.
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