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Re:Twitter account deletions on 'pause' after outcry by TillE on Thursday November 28, 2019 @12:14PM (#21658829)
That's a really messy system when you're a communications platform which revolves around the ability to @ people based on their username.

On Twitter or a forum like this for example, unique usernames are probably essential, because the alternatives are too confusing.

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Re:Twitter account deletions on 'pause' after outcry by swebs on Thursday November 28, 2019 @01:25PM (#21659279)
That could just be a UI issue. On 4chan, you just click the post you're replying to and it will automatically fill in their post ID.
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