Gregory's ServerWhy would they ever not be reusable? The very idea of a username not getting freed when the corresponding account is deleted feels extremely bizarre to me.
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 BunnyInAHat, but that could also happen if someone creates someone else's fake account on another server. That's what link verification is supposed to solve.  The reason many sites don't do this is that it can cause issues if there are references to the username. Tags within the platform as well as links from outside the platform would then direct users to the wrong account. I think it'd be doing more harm than good to allow username reuse.   amd, but the username is, like, one of the least important parts of the account when you're trying to confirm someone's identity |
@grishka@friends.grishka.me To make impersonation harder for example. Say a person leaves the server, and then another one creates a clone of their account. They then could scam other people or do damage to the reputation of the original owner.