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Re:“Username cannot contain 'clyde'” by _carbyau_ on Sunday November 20, 2022 @10:55PM (#33688553)
Why don't bots have some other distinction? Like a blue tick or <blink> or some screenreader function?

Why do their messages have to appear the same as humans?

If bots should all operate in a distinctive space, give it that space.

Mind you architectural foresight is hard so maybe they'll get there.

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Re:“Username cannot contain 'clyde'” by leduyquang753 on Sunday November 20, 2022 @11:32PM (#33688787)
They do have the tick next to their names and yet they still have this nonsense in place anyway.
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Re:“Username cannot contain 'clyde'” by themoonisachees on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:15AM (#33692114)
Because they don't trust the average discord user to not fall for someone who doesn't have a checkmark or system tag. And frankly they're right.
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Re:“Username cannot contain 'clyde'” by AlfeG on Monday November 21, 2022 @08:23AM (#33692184)
Because it's not working. Put a big red flag that this is a scammer, and still there will be people falling into scam
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