Let’s talk about usernames

Re:Let’s talk about usernames by MaxBarraclough on Monday February 12, 2018 @06:00AM (#16357889)

> What serious pages are there where you could not just create another account if you start to being ashamed for what you have right now?

Depends what's associated with the account, no?

If it's something like Steam, your username might be tied to hundreds of dollars of purchases.

If it's Slashdot, you'll lose your sweet low user ID.

If it's StackOverflow, you'll lose your various reputation scores.

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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by dannyw on Monday February 12, 2018 @06:34AM (#16358000)

Thankfully, for steam your username is not displayed to any other person. You have a profile ID (globally unique, alphanumeric, you can change as many times as you want), and a profile name (not unique)

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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by ValentineC on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:50AM (#16358263)

Unfortunately for Steam, your login username is still displayed in some places like the top right of the Steam app and any computers you choose to share your library on.

It's also likely that they used the login username as a primary key, which means it's unlikely to be able to be changed anytime soon.

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Re:Let’s talk about usernames by gsich on Monday February 12, 2018 @07:50AM (#16358259)

you can't change your profile id though. That's what's called a "steam id". You can change the URL (steam custom url) however. But accessing your profile with the steam id will still work.

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