[Psilocybe]

Problem: You cannot change your username to an old closed accounts name.

Today I tried changing my name to "Insanity" and it said it was taken.
I searched the name, and it was a closed account.

Suggestion: Once an account is closed, the username should become available again.

[Fatboy Slim]

Actually a good idea, popped up in my mind also.

[-Lily-]

Problem: You cannot change your username to an old closed accounts name.

Today I tried changing my name to "Insanity" and it said it was taken.
I searched the name, and it was a closed account.

Suggestion: Once an account is closed, the username should become available again.

That would break the DB.

Why not suggest closed accounts actually just be deleted?

I mean, there's a counter-argument for that too: what if someone's banned but they didn't do anything? Everything is gone. No recovery.

2 usernames as 1 would break shit, and a lot of users would get pissed if something happened to an account that they harvested internet reputation on.

[ASLR]

Nice idea, but there have been cases where closed accounts have been reopened, so idk how that would play out..

[Naveen]

But what if that the Closed account was a scammar and that name will affect you. :P

[Marky Marky]

It's a good idea but there are multiple reasons it won't be out into effect.

[Mohatu]

Nope.


https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=3573997

[justg]

This has been denied again and again.