Comment on I would like to change the capitalization of my username
Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoWhat would happen hypothetically if one were to alter the capitalization in the database? Is activitypub case sensitive or would it be treated the same by other servers?
kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It appears that Lemmy usernames are case-insensitive. So in theory it should not make a difference.
https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/341
Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s good to know, it makes sense that they wouldn’t be. Does this mean that @Smokeydope@lemmy.world’s Name capitalization could be changed? It wouldn’t affect the other servers who already know him but it would make all new servers who learn of him have the correct capitalization.
kersploosh@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I will add the caveat that I would be very hesitant to try it without some careful research, and testing it on a dummy account. You never know what might break.
Draconic_NEO@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Makes sense, it’s one thing to do it in theory, another to do it in practice.