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QUOTE originally posted by MochaFox
Names will not be freed up. While unlikely, those Users may come back. how would they be able to retrieve their info or login if the username they used is no longer theirs? Whatever username they chose will always be their username. They got it first, and thus get to keep it until they decide to change it of their own accord. Many apologies for the letdown. ;w;
emotional topic
However, there is also the delicate situation of users who have passed away and have memorable stuff on their profiles in their about me's and such, which is an awkward position for that. Obviously it is clear that those profiles should be left alone but how to tell about other profiles that have nothing on the topic that could be the same situation? There is indeed no way to.
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F2U code by Gumshoe
Edited by me with permission
Further credits in "About Me"