Name Change Announcements in Viewer

[Chic Aeon]

Every once in awhile I get an announcement coming into chat that some has changed their name. "John Smith is now known as Naughty Johnnie" or something like that. These are not folks on my friends list or anyone I have ever met to my knowledege. I am thinking that they are people in groups that I belong to? Wondering if that was a good guess.

 

Thanks a bunch.

[bee Baroque]

i am unsure of the range, but it's more than sim wide - but this happens when anyone set or change their display name. i guess the lab people thought it could be useful of some sort. i couldn't care less, as i am one of those who have display names turned off.

not any way to switch this off as far as i know.

[Marigold Devin]

It is a sim-wide feature; something that happens when anyone changes their display name. Annoying, isn't it?  Hopefully LL will have an opt-out button for it at some stage.