Also, some people will intentionally add numbers at the end of the alias to make it look like all the good names were already taken. Sort of like a joke or a reference to all the bigger social media platforms.
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Kualdir@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Technically it can be someone who just wants to be anonymous, but honestly they could at least use something readable
Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Kualdir@feddit.nl 11 months ago
I don’t really understand that one haha
swelter_spark@reddthat.com 11 months ago
It used to be common.
joyjoy@lemm.ee 11 months ago
If they want to be anonymous, sure. But they should at minimum change their display name to “Anonymous”
Kualdir@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Totally agreed
AnonomousWolf@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Using a barcode username is nice for being anonymous
Eg.
IlIIIllIIl
It’s a combination of lower case L and upper case I
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
No pipes?
dr_robotBones@reddthat.com 11 months ago
That’s incredible, I’ll use this in the future
Kualdir@feddit.nl 11 months ago
Flashbacks to Rainbow Six Siege cheaters 💀