Comment on Instance freezing as an alternative to full shut down

• Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  When I open an alt, admins usually check out with me to see if it’s actually me.

  Usernames are not “copyrighted” across instances for very good reasons

  Try to open a “dessalines” or “jordanlund” account elsewhere, you’re probably going to get questioned about it.

  other than what you voluntarily provide on your own profile sig.

  Yes, that’s a way to link your accounts.

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  • veniasilente@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ 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?

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    • Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      As we discussed before, linking both accounts in the bio achieve the goal

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