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[–] darius@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

No, I've changed it.

My reddit name became known to a couple of my friends during the 10 years I was there and I want the total anonymity again.

[–] Brad_Brace@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago
[–] SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

My user name is just too cool to not reuse!

Yep, I like the name

[–] Finkler@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

Nope, my old username sucked because everything else was taken.

[–] goji@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

I considered it, but I liked the idea that I could actually pick something short and (semi)sweet instead.

Plus, new start and all that.

I will never change my username

[–] ApacheBeamix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Went on a streak of switching usernames because there were people who had nearly the same username, and coined this one up like 3 years ago and settled with it since. Pretty much use this everywhere except for school and Reddit.

[–] CarolineJohnson@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I am using the same username, though not the same display name (as most of these don't have a display name option). Only fitting.

[–] Jabroni@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Nope. I am reborn.

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

This username has been going with me for two decades. I did use it in Reddit, some years ago, but I deleted that account back then - disgusted at the company.

[–] basis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I typically change my username every few months, so no. Can’t get attached to any one online identity.

[–] initf@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Yes and no. For this account it is linked to my mod page for skyrim, so used the same name. My other accounts were able to get usernames I originally wanted but were unavailable.