Don't recycle usernames after a username change

GamerMarcus646

I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.

46009361

GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.

There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API. However, not everyone uses (or even knows to use) this in addition to the username.

Last edited by 46009361 (April 13, 2021 01:54:08)

GamerMarcus646

46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this…
There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API.

I think that user ID is recycled, idk

kccuber

GamerMarcus646 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this…
There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API.
I think that user ID is recycled, idk

Never. Userid is not recycled

46009361

GamerMarcus646 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this…
There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API. However, not everyone uses (or even knows to use) this in addition to the username.
I think that user ID is recycled, idk

No, my user ID stayed the same when I changed my username.

Last edited by 46009361 (April 13, 2021 01:54:41)

46009361

Bump.

46009361

Bump.

createit209

dhfbei8987 wrote:
Support! Recycled usernames should not be allowed at all. This could prevent hacking, spam, or deceive nets from the former owner.

Hmm…maybe…

46009361

createit209 wrote:
dhfbei8987 wrote:
Support! Recycled usernames should not be allowed at all. This could prevent hacking, spam, or deceive nets from the former owner.
Hmm…maybe…

I know, right?

46009361

dhfbei8987 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
Bump.
46009361 wrote:
Bump.
Please don’t bump twice

I reported the second bump to be deleted by the Scratch Team and it has been so. After all, the times between the bumps were too close to each other.

Last edited by 46009361 (April 17, 2021 04:37:14)

46009361

Bump.

samq64

GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.

That already exists. It's called a user ID and can be seen by searching your username at scratchstats.com. My user ID is 65550396

Last edited by samq64 (April 22, 2021 23:53:18)

46009361

samq64 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.
That already exists. It's called a user ID and can be seen by searching your username at scratchstats.com. My user ID is 65550396

I already ninja'd you!

Last edited by 46009361 (April 22, 2021 23:55:31)

samq64

46009361 wrote:
samq64 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.
That already exists. It's called a user ID and can be seen at scratchstats.com. My user ID is 65550396
I already ninja'd you!

By like two weeks too, I should really read the replies to the post I'm replying to.

Last edited by samq64 (April 22, 2021 23:56:03)

46009361

samq64 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
samq64 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this.
The reason why is that I believe there’s a better solution. My solution would be to give every Scratch account a random group of letters and numbers/UUID that stays the same even if your username gets changed and doesn’t get reused if the account gets deleted. That way, every website using Scratch accounts as a form of authentication can just use your UUID instead of struggling with username changes.
That already exists. It's called a user ID and can be seen by searching your username at scratchstats.com. My user ID is 65550396
I already ninja'd you!
By like two weeks too, I should really read the replies to the post I'm replying to.

Yes (the ninja'd thing usually happens in the middle of someone writing the post but you didn't start writing it about two weeks ago, did you?), but recently, someone who set their account country to Chile took my old username (the account is deleted now), which caused the profile picture on my blocked Scratch Wiki account's signature to get changed to a default cat and not a resized version of my real profile picture.

Austinato

I support this, it makes sense. Besides, when accounts are deleted, their usernames remain unavailable. That should apply here as well.

realItchCat

46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this…
There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API. However, not everyone uses (or even knows to use) this in addition to the username.
I think that user ID is recycled, idk
No, my user ID stayed the same when I changed my username.

What did you change it to? How'd you even change it??

PkmnQ

realItchCat wrote:
46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
46009361 wrote:
GamerMarcus646 wrote:
I don’t support this…
There's already a unique user ID in the Scratch API. However, not everyone uses (or even knows to use) this in addition to the username.
I think that user ID is recycled, idk
No, my user ID stayed the same when I changed my username.
What did you change it to? How'd you even change it??

It was changed to the user ID, and he used contact us.

46009361

PkmnQ wrote:
realItchCat wrote:
46009361 wrote:
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No, my user ID stayed the same when I changed my username.
What did you change it to? How'd you even change it??
It was changed to the user ID, and he used contact us.

User IDs don't change after a username change because they represent where you are in chronological order of when you joined Scratch compared to everyone else. If I had a different user ID, that just means I have a new account with a different join date. My username was changed to match exactly my user ID instead so that I look clever. I'm pretty sure you can answer the first question:

realItchCat wrote:
What did you change it to?

You can see it right next to this post's contents.

realItchCat wrote:
How'd you even change it??

I think someone else already answered that:

PkmnQ wrote:
…and he used contact us.

Last edited by 46009361 (April 23, 2021 07:29:51)

Thebestproject123

I don't like doing this, its not a good thing at all. >

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