@pixelfed I think the possibility to restore a username will be a good thing.

@pixelfed I did have accounts on both pixelfed.social and pixelfed.art with the same username @AshKaijin, either of which I'd like to restore if possible, yes.

@pixelfed Yes!! :)

@pixelfed yep I regret deleting my account and I would love my username to be free so I can use it again (:

@pixelfed Thumbs up from me 👍🏼

@pixelfed No. No. No. If I’m deleting /any/ account, for the sake of privacy and security, I absolutely want my username and all of my data immediately scrubbed from the database and backups. I can’t imagine why anyone would request an account deletion if they weren’t prepared for this outcome. If someone is hesitant to delete, a ‘disable’ option would be useful. There should at least be the option to perma-nuke the account.

@pixelfed yes! I want to reuse my old username!

@pixelfed how do you username squatting.

There are many fediverse users who set up accounts on multiple servers just to assert ownership of an identity without ever using it.

I believe this is a related but bigger problem that needs to be addressed.

@pixelfed 👍🏻