[IxDA Discuss] email address as username

[Jupiter Barton]

The guaranteed unique username brings an added bonus. It eliminates people
creating additional usernames when they can't remember if they previously
created one or they have forgotten what it was. Essentially you will
reduce two things -
1. Number of dead usernames
2. Amount of wasted server space resulting from abandoned accounts.

It can add up over time if you have lots of users that do not log in
frequently.


On 10/27 "Peter Bagnall" <pete at surfaceeffect.com> wrote:

> And to add another advantage with usernames being email addresses,
> you're guaranteed that the email addresses are unique. It's not
> uncommon to try to create a username that is some version of your
> name only to find someone else has beaten you to it. In that case you
> have to use a variant, and that's something you can easily forget.
> Email addresses are less likely to be forgotten, although there is a
> potential problem if people change their email addresses - but even
> then they are more likely to remember their old ones than to remember
> an obscure username.
>
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Jupiter Barton
http://www.jupiterbarton.com