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Using purged usernames without renaming
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I would love it if you were able to directly create an account with a purged username without creating an account with an UNUSED username and then renaming.
Full description of the ideaI want to create a new LiveJournal account, and I want a certain username which is
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I wonder if it would be possible for an account to be automatically created (by "the system"), with the sole intention of being discarded in the process of a user purchasing a purged username.. I understand *why* the rename is in place, but it would be more convenient and a better experience for the user if creating a username to discard was taken care of behind the scenes. Instead of someone entering in a mish-mash of keystrokes, a username could be created..something like lj_#####, with a set of numbers which increments each time the process runs. lj_ and some other prefixes are already reserved for official use, so at least the list of purged usernames through purchasing a purged username wouldn't increase in a way which limits the number of free usernames available...
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Not sure why it requires the intermediate step of creating a throwaway account, but if it's feasible to do away with that, I'm all for it.
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