Spaenny@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agoUsernames are Evolving - Revoltrevolt.chatexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkUsernames are Evolving - Revoltrevolt.chatSpaenny@discuss.tchncs.de to Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareEvilColeslaw@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoSo, the actual reason for the change is likely their dumb handling of capitalization in the original scheme. To use your username as an example: copygirl#1234, Copygirl#1234, COPYGIRL#1234, CopyGirl#1234, etc Every permutation of capitalization is available as a distinct username. And with the low price of Nitro you get to customize your discriminator, which could make impersonation a very real problem.
So, the actual reason for the change is likely their dumb handling of capitalization in the original scheme. To use your username as an example:
copygirl#1234, Copygirl#1234, COPYGIRL#1234, CopyGirl#1234, etc
Every permutation of capitalization is available as a distinct username. And with the low price of Nitro you get to customize your discriminator, which could make impersonation a very real problem.