Comment on Instance freezing as an alternative to full shut down
veniasilente@lemm.ee 2 days agoIf you keep your username and avatar,
No such guarantees. Usernames are not “copyrighted” across instances for very good reasons, and there is no cross verification of origin other than what you voluntarily provide on your own profile sig.
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
When I open an alt, admins usually check out with me to see if it’s actually me.
Try to open a “dessalines” or “jordanlund” account elsewhere, you’re probably going to get questioned about it.
Yes, that’s a way to link your accounts.
veniasilente@lemm.ee 1 day ago
Questioned yes, and for fair reason, but nothing technically or legally prevents it, also for good reason. Would you say for example that Jordan Lund has an automatic legal claim to the username “jordanlund” everywhere? How about Jordan B. Lund? Or Jordan S. Lund? Or Jörd Anlund? Don’t they have just as much “right” to that username, even if it is in a different instance?
Blaze@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 hours ago
As we discussed before, linking both accounts in the bio achieve the goal