Sean missed some steps.
For clarity: you need to do this in a conversation window, after typing the /nick command. There you can type your name.
Now, you can follow Sean's instructions.
After his point 4, you can choose to do more colours or type the rest of your name. After that, just press Enter (or click Send); do not try any other way
Example:
This post was edited on 08-15-2004 at 06:44 PM by Tochjo.
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