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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by ls15 on Thursday October 27, 2022 @03:33PM (#33362831)
@pg hasn't posted on HN for two years. Can I have his username?
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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by brink on Thursday October 27, 2022 @06:01PM (#33364630)
@pg is paying for the servers
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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by ls15 on Friday October 28, 2022 @01:17AM (#33367953)
But he does not need the account name, right?

However, Aaron Swartz is not paying for reddit servers anymore, can I have u/AaronSw then? Has been inactive for 10 years.

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Re:Telegram has stolen my channel's username to sell it on a... by NayamAmarshe on Friday October 28, 2022 @04:24AM (#33368939)
You can't claim reddit usernames but you can claim inactive Subreddits by contacting the mods.
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