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[-] virku@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh I see. Thanks!

Love your user name by the way. I should have thought to grab a reference like that while the user count is low.

[-] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Exactly what the guy with two heads said :)

[-] RustedSwitch@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You can simply look for an instance where that username is not taken yet… there are 1400 instances, though not all joinable or desirable, and some surely have a zaphod already… but it is really easy to obtain the exact username you desire.

[-] virku@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It wouldn't have to be that exact name though. Any H2G2 reference would be cool, like vogon, agrajag or something. But I see what you mean about just creating the same name on a different lemmy instance. I guess that's an aspect of the fediverse I hadn't thought about.

[-] RustedSwitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

For sure! I briefly debated using a different reference, but the explanation works nicely with that example given that it’s already taken at least once.

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