Change Teams

[p2501]

Hey guys 'n gals,

I found a team that I really wanna join, BUT I have over 500000 points done in another team, is there a way to change teams and take all my points with me? That would be cool!

[sortofageek]

The points stay with the team where they were credited, sorry.

From the FAH WIKI:

Once credit has been awarded, this cannot be changed. Therefore it is not possible to move previously earned credit from an old username/team combination to a new one. Keep this in mind if you decide to create a new username or join a different team.

[p2501]

That's harsh, but I already guessed it would be so.

Thanks anyway..

[sortofageek]

Not so harsh, really. It prevents moving points out of teams from causing unnecessary animosity, IMO.

[p2501]

Harsh indeed, I'm guessing here but I think they didn't think of the fact that users want to change team and don't want to start all over again with that change. And the way the stats system is now I think they can't change anything about it, or they don't care...

[Xilikon]

A clarification : When you change teams, you indeed start from scratch with the new team. However, from your own perspective, your username will still retain the total points and the stats will just combine the amount you did for all teams into 1.

Here's a example : http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/mai ... name=zim01

[p2501]

A clarification : When you change teams, you indeed start from scratch with the new team. However, from your own perspective, your username will still retain the total points and the stats will just combine the amount you did for all teams into 1.

Here's a example : http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/mai ... name=zim01

Thanks for the clarification, but I setup a new username with the new team already, I thought I might as well link to the old account in my sig.. after all, it's not about points but about helping out!

[sortofageek]

.. after all, it's not about points but about helping out!

I like your perspective on that and I agree.