Re:Let’s talk about usernames
by nulagrithom on Monday February 12, 2018 @11:13AM
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You might as well have them just log in with their email address in that case, which brings you back to the original "cruel username" problem.
That's really not an issue. It isn't much easier to remember that I'm "John28161" on a busy site. Websites have been offering "I forgot my username" functionality for ages, so as long as you remember your e-mail address, you're fine. Also, just let users bookmark their personal profile page (foo.site.com/user/83755567565) easily and it's solved even if cookies are deleted. Apps won't have a problem either way.