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Q&A Usernames of only periods and spaces shouldn't be allowed

This username shouldn't be allowed: .                                                .‭ It's hard to even see that it is a username link most of the time, it's probably problematic for @ commenting...

0 answers  ·  posted 4y ago by curiousdannii‭  ·  edited 4y ago by .                                                .‭

Question bug user-profiles
#4: Post edited by user avatar .                                                .‭ · 2020-10-30T21:06:03Z (about 4 years ago)
  • This username shouldn't be allowed: [‭. .‭](https://meta.codidact.com/users/8063)
  • It's hard to even see that it is a username link most of the time, it's probably problematic for @ commenting, and it's dehumanising and anti-community as it discourages other people from putting any mental image together of the person. And if anyone else makes an account with a different number of spaces it would be almost impossible to tell them apart.
  • This username shouldn't be allowed:
  • [.                                                .‭](https://meta.codidact.com/users/8063)
  • It's hard to even see that it is a username link most of the time, it's probably problematic for @ commenting, and it's dehumanising and anti-community as it discourages other people from putting any mental image together of the person. And if anyone else makes an account with a different number of spaces it would be almost impossible to tell them apart.
#3: Post edited by user avatar curiousdannii‭ · 2020-10-30T14:15:27Z (about 4 years ago)
  • This username shouldn't be allowed: [‭. .‭](https://meta.codidact.com/users/8063)
  • This username shouldn't be allowed: [‭. .‭](https://meta.codidact.com/users/8063)
  • It's hard to even see that it is a username link most of the time, it's probably problematic for @ commenting, and it's dehumanising and anti-community as it discourages other people from putting any mental image together of the person. And if anyone else makes an account with a different number of spaces it would be almost impossible to tell them apart.
#2: Post edited by user avatar curiousdannii‭ · 2020-10-30T14:11:01Z (about 4 years ago)
  • Usernames of only bullets and spaces shouldn't be allowed
  • Usernames of only periods and spaces shouldn't be allowed
#1: Initial revision by user avatar curiousdannii‭ · 2020-10-30T14:10:37Z (about 4 years ago)
Usernames of only bullets and spaces shouldn't be allowed
This username shouldn't be allowed: [‭.                                                .‭](https://meta.codidact.com/users/8063)