Comment on Instance freezing as an alternative to full shut down
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoIf you keep your username and avatar, people will still recognize you, I do that regularly every few months, so on the “persona” aspect people should be fine.
About the “archive” aspect, the content is still there, not sure how often people have to go back to their past posting history. Saving past important comments and posts from an old account is still an option.
veniasilente@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
No such guarantees. Usernames are not “copyrighted” across instances for very good reasons, and there is no cross verification of origin other than what you voluntarily provide on your own profile sig.
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
When I open an alt, admins usually check out with me to see if it’s actually me.
Try to open a “dessalines” or “jordanlund” account elsewhere, you’re probably going to get questioned about it.
Yes, that’s a way to link your accounts.
veniasilente@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Questioned yes, and for fair reason, but nothing technically or legally prevents it, also for good reason. Would you say for example that Jordan Lund has an automatic legal claim to the username “jordanlund” everywhere? How about Jordan B. Lund? Or Jordan S. Lund? Or Jörd Anlund? Don’t they have just as much “right” to that username, even if it is in a different instance?
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
As we discussed before, linking both accounts in the bio achieve the goal