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reiver , 9 months ago @thelsim Some people call me by my username ("reiver") when they meet me in person. To me, it is as much my name as my given-names are. ... When I consider signing up for a new platform — if my preferred username isn't available, I often won't join. ... Which never used to be a problem — as it is an obscure English word using its archaic spelling — But, there are a lot more people on the Internet now, than there were two or more decades ago. So sometimes it gets taken by someone else.
@thelsim
Some people call me by my username ("reiver") when they meet me in person.
To me, it is as much my name as my given-names are.
...
When I consider signing up for a new platform — if my preferred username isn't available, I often won't join.
Which never used to be a problem — as it is an obscure English word using its archaic spelling —
But, there are a lot more people on the Internet now, than there were two or more decades ago. So sometimes it gets taken by someone else.