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Usernames using randomized nonsense (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been noticing an influx of users with anonomized usernames (ie: fjdasklfpudiosa722104891fdaf20j.srv.us).

As a moderator this concerns me because it immediately triggers a 'this is a bot or nefarious actor' instinct. Is there any reason not to be wary of these accounts?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You're mostly right -- those names sound like overkill. However do note I have been using Bitwarden's Name Generator (random noun + number) and I've evolved the scheme a bit ( it is now always 'user' and I keep adding numbers until the generated username is available ).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

You are THE user

[–] [email protected] 4 points 12 hours ago

john user himself