Feature request: possibility to change Steam Group/Curator Page name.

[KABRUTUS]

Hello, I'm the owner of the Sweet Baby Inc. detected group/curator page. Right now I'm working on a rebranding of all my social medias, website and that also includes the group/curator page.
store.steampowered.com/curator/44858017/

It would be of a high value for me to be able to change it's name, and since It is a very basic feature I think that it in fact should be available by default.

Please consider adding it or at the very least helping me with changing the Steam group/curator page name.

Thanks.

[Providence 777]

Escrito originalmente por William Shakesman:

Escrito originalmente por xenilla:

It should, of course, be accompanied with a notification that gets sent out to all members of the group notifying them that the name has changed.

Perhaps it would also be smart to make it so any users who don't acknowledge the group's name change (perhaps they don't see it, or they don't use their account very often/at all) are kicked out of the group. This way, if a group changes its name from (for example) "Fans of Metal Gear" to "I LOVE HITLER", and a person in the group doesn't commonly use their account, they'll be kicked out. This may damage the numbers of groups with good intentions, but it helps in two ways:

1. Members who remain will more accurately present the number of those in the group,
2. Members who are kicked due to a failure to acknowledge the name change in time don't lose anything, and
3. People looking to smear others who don't commonly use their steam profiles for being parts of groups who have maliciously changed their name will not be able to do so.

I can definitely see a future where someone points to the group member of a relatively inactive steam user and says, "Look, they're in [X bad group]!" when it would be a fact that they don't actually frequently use their account to even acknowledge that such a group name change has occurred. This is the best solution for all good faith actors: it helps more accurately reflect the actual number of active members in a group, it prevents potential smear campaigns/libel/slander, and it prevents malicious groups from abusing the name-changing feature.

The only types of group owners who would suffer from this are those just trying to build numbers for the sake of numbers, as well as malicious group owners. This would fix the problem we see in other platforms, where a group or account builds a large follower base, then sells the account/group: a "kick if unacknowledged" change would help prevent that.

I hardly think groups matter that much to be worth that level of effort. Someone trolled you into joining the "I LOVE HITLER" group, who cares? Laugh it off when it gets pointed out and leave the group.

Remember that steam looks for any excuse to community ban users.

If you get baited to join a group that then later changes its name to something offensive, steam will hold you responsible for participating in the group and try to ban you over it.

So a notification on name change would be necessary for this feature to work.

[CMYK8964]

This would be a lifesaver!!

[smacd]

Sounds like an awesome idea for a new feature

[Ark]

This feature does sound like it'd be very helpful. It'd be nice to have.

[Trezl]

This does seem like a good suggestion and a no brainer of a feature. I'd love to see it added.

[Sylia Stingray]

Please add this feature

[stadros83]

Same here
It's only a change in a database, easy to do !

[knighttemplar1960]

This feature would be very customer friendly and should be added.

[Hurricane]

It seems like a basic feature to have, isn't it?
It would be nice to at least be able to rename a group on demand.

[juulstrup83]

Please add this feature, even if it's limited to once or twice per year.

[xenilla]

Escrito originalmente por Providence 777:

Escrito originalmente por William Shakesman:

I hardly think groups matter that much to be worth that level of effort. Someone trolled you into joining the "I LOVE HITLER" group, who cares? Laugh it off when it gets pointed out and leave the group.

Remember that steam looks for any excuse to community ban users.

If you get baited to join a group that then later changes its name to something offensive, steam will hold you responsible for participating in the group and try to ban you over it.

So a notification on name change would be necessary for this feature to work.

Right, but my priority concern is bad faith journalists, or anyone who is invested in creating a smear campaign against someone. At the very least, there should be a viewable join/leave history that can be readily accessible by anyone, so that people can know if and when someone joined/left a group. The more accessible it is, the less someone can get away with slander or libel.

This is why I suggested a system that is practically automatic in doing this; that, and the delayed auto-kick can serve the purpose of eliminating bad-faith group owners, or the "follower farmers" who could sell their groups once they're full of people. It kills multiple birds with a single stone.

[yordash]

Escrito originalmente por KABRUTUS:

Hello, I'm the owner of the Sweet Baby Inc. detected group/curator page. Right now I'm working on a rebranding of all my social medias, website and that also includes the group/curator page.
store.steampowered.com/curator/44858017/

It would be of a high value for me to be able to change it's name, and since It is a very basic feature I think that it in fact should be available by default.

Please consider adding it or at the very least helping me with changing the Steam group/curator page name.

Thanks.

I don't understand why this isn't an option, especially when your original was focused and want to be more inclusive.

[Veldrin]

I don't believe this would be too hard to add, so please add this feature Valve. In the name of Gaben, amen.

[Theritor]

Salutations! I also request this feature be added to Steam where a Steam Group name may be updated/changed. If adding this feature does not align with Steam's goals and vision, then please at the very least assist in updating/changing the name as requested. Thank you everyone in Steam Support and thank you for providing us this wonderful platform.

[William Shakesman]

Escrito originalmente por Providence 777:

Escrito originalmente por William Shakesman:

I hardly think groups matter that much to be worth that level of effort. Someone trolled you into joining the "I LOVE HITLER" group, who cares? Laugh it off when it gets pointed out and leave the group.

Remember that steam looks for any excuse to community ban users.

If you get baited to join a group that then later changes its name to something offensive, steam will hold you responsible for participating in the group and try to ban you over it.

So a notification on name change would be necessary for this feature to work.

You are so right it is irritating to consider. Would rather we had a slightly less hair trigger moderation staff less out of touch with the community but we gotta play the hand we're dealt

Escrito originalmente por Sondardo:

OP, out of curiosity, I checked your group's page, and you were told by Steam support to come here to suggest your idea.

Unfortunately, that's Steam support's polite way to tell people to go away, as Steam staff don't reply here, and may or may not read those forums.

While still suggesting your idea doesn't hurt, I also wouldn't expect things to change, or if they do, at least not quickly. Definitely not quickly enough to change your name while your group's existance still sparks controversy, and even if they do implement your idea, it will be long after the SBI "outrage" dies down and gamers find something else to be outraged at.

Really the SBI outrage is just the latest front in a long war. You really have to cut people some slack; a lot of this is correctly directed instinctual revulsion against evil even if the words to describe the actual evil behind it all haven't been correctly created and defined yet.