I'm not making anymore of an assumption than anyone else, just making an observation that neither of us can know for certain.
Yes, but there are what, millions of LJ users? And you see a few hundred, maybe, commenting about how excited they are? I'm just saying there's no real way to gauge it.
I'm not convinced by the security issue argument. If someone wants to hack your account, they'll do it no matter what. If they want it badly enough and want to keep you from getting it back, they'll even pay for it. And if they're not motivated enough, then they won't hack it and will simply choose their intended username. And the thing is, we already have free usernames, and it seems a bit excessive to charge for a rename. Imagine you have an account for 10 years and after that time you want a name change, a change of pace so to speak. If for instance we were all allowed a single rename within a certain time frame, that wouldn't be too excessive and would require less manpower. Also, what you said about a hacked account and how you can't get it back, that should not be happening. There should be a history of the username that would allow a mod to see what the username was previously called.
Re: ~jumping in here.
Yes, but there are what, millions of LJ users? And you see a few hundred, maybe, commenting about how excited they are? I'm just saying there's no real way to gauge it.
I'm not convinced by the security issue argument. If someone wants to hack your account, they'll do it no matter what. If they want it badly enough and want to keep you from getting it back, they'll even pay for it. And if they're not motivated enough, then they won't hack it and will simply choose their intended username. And the thing is, we already have free usernames, and it seems a bit excessive to charge for a rename. Imagine you have an account for 10 years and after that time you want a name change, a change of pace so to speak. If for instance we were all allowed a single rename within a certain time frame, that wouldn't be too excessive and would require less manpower. Also, what you said about a hacked account and how you can't get it back, that should not be happening. There should be a history of the username that would allow a mod to see what the username was previously called.