Pre-creation process

[aether]

Is there a way that I can find if a forum name is available without actually going through the creating process?

[Ben]

No but I would repost this in the suggestions board.
support.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=suggestions – Suggestions

[Martyn Dale]

Technicly that is, but i dont think its something i should just post as its part of the registration system.... ill talk to pat

[BEAST]

Would not putting the name+Proboards into google achieve the same result?

[aether]

thebeast said:

Would not putting the name+Proboards into google achieve the same result?

No, too vague , i'd get a lot more then just proboards forums

[Craig]

Just putting the username into the signup form, and pressing signup should do it. If it's available, it will say so on the following page.

[aether]

cmdynasty said:

Just putting the username into the signup form, and pressing signup should do it. If it's available, it will say so on the following page.

Yea i know, but I want to know if it's available without actually creating the forum. Such as in Yahoo, you can check the availability of a username before you sign-up for it. I don't want to sign-up for one now as much as see if it's available.

[Craig]

aether said:

cmdynasty said:

Just putting the username into the signup form, and pressing signup should do it. If it's available, it will say so on the following page.

Yea i know, but I want to know if it's available without actually creating the forum. Such as in Yahoo, you can check the availability of a username before you sign-up for it. I don't want to sign-up for one now as much as see if it's available.

Like i said, just enter in the username, and click signup. That will indicate, via an error message, whether or not the username is available or not.

[aether]

Yes, but if it is available then the forum will be created. It's weird but I just want to know if it's available. I don't want to know that it's available by having it be created.

[Craig]

aether said:

Yes, but if it is available then the forum will be created. It's weird but I just want to know if it's available. I don't want to know that it's available by having it be created.

No it won't, because you haven't entered the other information.... try it.

[aether]

Wait. So you're saying, just enter the username without anything else and it'll give me the "Please fill in first name", etc and also the "username already taken"?


edit: okay, it worked thanks

[Craig]

Welcome.