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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Blaze@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/reddit@lemmy.world

For the threads with the older one on the left: https://lemmy.world/post/14859950

(Thank you @Nelots@lemm.ee )

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[-] force@lemmy.world 76 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Never trust a default username

[adjective] [noun] [3-4 digits] is always a sign of bad news, on social media and Xbox Live

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago

And here I thought making a default username looking one was a good idea…

[-] Landless2029@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

I've switched to name generation to stay extra anonymous...

[-] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 months ago

Yeah, that’s what I was going for, I wanted a very typical name.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 months ago

the John Smith of our times

[-] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Cutesy auto generated names are too useful for bots, the lazy, and fans of cutesy name combos.

Should have made defaults your approximate IP geolocation. I’m kidding of course for privacy reasons, but a little similar motivation to think about a better name during creation couldn’t hurt (looking at Reddit here).

Edit: but hey - maybe it’s not desirable for one to be able to distinguish users. I wonder… nah, Reddit would never… 😒

[-] WoahWoah@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

This dude is from Pennsylvania.

[-] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

I don't know about that. I now stick to default names after HR told my department to help them identify some leakers on reddit.

[-] PiratePanPan@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Usually Xbox Live has XxxNAMExxX

[-] joneskind@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

When you use “connect with Apple” it creates an account with a name constructed this way.

You can change it afterwards but no one does.

EDIT: Wait, is it the default Reddit way?

[-] limelight79@lemm.ee 3 points 2 months ago

Yeah I think any account you create now has that as the default. Or at least did a few years ago.

So it's really more of a "many new accounts are bots" rather than "you can distinguish bots by this account name format".

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