Korte Namen

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Korte gebruikersnamen, of korte namen, zijn unieke xat gebruikersnamen. Je kunt deze namen met je xats kopen. Zij moeten alleen 4-9 karakters hebben, in tegenstelling tot de standaard gebruikersnamen die je gratis kunt maken. Standaard gebruikersnamen zijn 10-18 karakters lang.

Ook zal je hoger op de gebruikerslijst worden als je een korte naam hebt. Zie: Topman

See Topman article for more information about the ranking system.

Hoe koop ik een korte naam?

Om een korte naam te kopen, bezoek de korte naam pagina op https://xat.com/store#!shortname . Voer je huidige gebruikersnaam, je huidig wachtwoord en je gewenste korte naam in, en klik dan op "Get cost". Na het bekijken van de kosten, mag je misschien kiezen de naam te kopen of later terug te komen.

Korte naam prijzen kunnen soms verhogen. Dit is afhankelijk van het aantal keren dat mensen voor de namen zoeken. Daarom is het beter vroeger dan later om een korte naam te kopen.

Wat kost een korte naam?

Korte namen hebben een minimumprijs van 1,000 xats en geen maximumprijs. Over het algemeen zijn korte namen met minder karakters een beetje duurder.

Can I transfer a short name to another account?

Yes! You can either transfer your short name to another account that you own, or to a separate user.

Transfer short name to an alternate account

In order to transfer your short name to another account you own:

  • you must be a paid user (on at least one account).
  • open a ticket regarding the transfer.

Note: Both account registered names will be swapped with each other.

Transfer short name to another user

In order to transfer your short name to a separate user:

  • each user must open a ticket confirming the transfer, as well as verify themselves with security questions.
  • both accounts involved must be paid users.
  • both accounts must have account protection enabled (2 - Internet provider or 3 - IP Address).
  • one user must pay a 1,000 xat fee (fee can only be paid by one user).

Important to keep in mind:

Both registered names will be swapped between the accounts. This means, if you are receiving a short name from another user, you should ensure that you move your current registered name to an alternate account if you wish to keep it.

Once agreed, there is a 5-day waiting period before the request is processed. This means that the request will be processed after the 5 days are over, not in exactly 5 days (this is for security purposes).

The short name swap is irreversible. However, you can request it again if both users agree and another fee is paid.

If you are buying or selling a short name, the agreement must be stated in the ticket in case of any disagreements.

Can I have a short name put back on sale?

Yes, however you must be a paid user to request for a short name to be put back on sale. The short name must:

  • not be inappropriate.
  • not belong to a retired or existing volunteer nor try to impersonate one.
  • not belong to a retired or existing xat staff nor try to impersonate one.
  • not belong to an account where subscriber features have been suppressed or the account has been deleted as a form of punishment.

Volunteers may choose to deny the request at their discretion should the short name be otherwise in breach of the terms of service.

Short name errors

Fout (1)

If the short name page displays Error 1 while trying to get the cost of a short name, this means that it is currently tied to a user account. If the user that owns the short name has gone inactive for at least one year, you may be able to have it put back on sale.

To check if a user has gone inactive and if so, request the short name to be put back on sale, follow these steps:

1. Check with bots that the name appears to be unused.
  • Go to a chat such as xat_Test and use the command !userinfo SHORTNAME and make sure they have not been spotted by a bot for at least 1 year. If the bot responds with a generic not found message, they've likely been inactive for a long time and you should still open a ticket.
2. Open een ticket
  • Open a ticket under the "Short names and Groups" help topic and specify which short name that you would like to be put back on sale, and state that it belongs to an inactive user.
3. Volunteers will open a ticket with the current owner to give them a chance to keep the short name.
  • If the user doesn't reply within one week, Volunteers can release the name subject to xat's official checks on the last time the account was used.

Fout (2)

If the short name page displays Error 2 while trying to get the cost of a short name, this means that you can open a ticket under the "Short names and Groups" help topic and volunteers will be able to release the short name for you.

Note: You must be a paid user to open a ticket in this department.