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Not Clickable Username "Guest"

Was just browsing HF and found a few threads created by a "Guest", when opening the thread, I saw the person's username and it wasn't "Guest". The username from the "View New Posts" page was also not clickable.

Screenshot of this "Guest"
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Is this normal?
I've seen this before as well.
I think it has to do with deleted members or something a long that way (not sure though).
Let's see what a staff member has to say about this one.
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(Jan 23, 2018 06:23 AM)Michael Wrote:  I've seen this before as well.
I think it has to do with deleted members or something a long that way (not sure though).
Let's see what a staff member has to say about this one.

I don't think it is about deleted members, when you get in the thread, the username shows up and is completely fine. This is very weird and yes let's see what they say 😯
Deleted my comment because I sounded stupid lol.

It could also mean he didn't confirm his email maybe?
(Jan 23, 2018 06:26 AM)Juice WRLD Wrote:  Deleted my comment because I sounded stupid lol.

It could also mean he didn't confirm his email maybe?

Been trying to quote your comment for like 30 seconds and wondering what happened lol.

User has over 30 posts and I don't think you can post without confirming your email. It's very weird.

Edit: I've also tried refreshing multiple times and it's still the same.
Pretty sure it happens when the site glitches for a few seconds when you try to post.
(Jan 23, 2018 06:27 AM)ZeroOne Wrote:  Been trying to quote your comment for like 30 seconds and wondering what happened lol.

User has over 30 posts and I don't think you can post without confirming your email. It's very weird.

Edit: I've also tried refreshing multiple times and it's still the same.

Yeah, then I guess my original might actually be it then? Site might be bugging.
Yeah I'm pretty sure it's nothing too serious but might as well bring some attention to it just in case. Thanks for the input guys.
(Jan 23, 2018 06:28 AM)Riyu Wrote:  Pretty sure it happens when the site glitches for a few seconds when you try to post.
Could be this. Instead of throwing a error it just uses a fallback name.

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(Apr 22, 2022 04:39 PM)-Scrub Wrote:  Jokes on you, I'm not smart enough to know what he's talking about.
When an account is fully deleted from MyBB, it defaults to Guest.
Those are probably really old threads (probably from when Omni imported the DB).
(Jan 23, 2018 06:28 AM)Riyu Wrote:  Pretty sure it happens when the site glitches for a few seconds when you try to post.

(Jan 23, 2018 11:07 AM)Charger Wrote:  When an account is fully deleted from MyBB, it defaults to Guest.
Those are probably really old threads (probably from when Omni imported the DB).
I've seen it happen a few times when the site lagged and threads get posted double. I don't think it's an issue related to old threads/accounts.
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