Abandoned Username fuchs

[fuchs]

Okay, go to the fuchs-LJaccount. Tell me, will this user EVER use this account?

LJsupport seems to think so:
"...there is no way to make an exception to the rules regarding seemingly abandoned
accounts. LiveJournal policy on abandoned accounts exists to protect your journals as
well as everyone elses. If you were suddenly without internet access for an extended
period of time, then you would want to know that your journal would be safe until you
could access it again."

So the name is out of the question. Wanna hear my opinion?

In this case? Utter bullshit

Comments

[callmeal.livejournal.com]

I'm gonna be the one disagreeing with what everybody else said so far.

I can understand that they have this rule, and will not make an exception for anyone, because otherwise, everybody and their mother will come running and ask for this and that name released.

[calliste.livejournal.com]

Oh, of course. It totally makes sense, and after having worked in support for a while, it makes even more sense. But still, in cases like this it's kinda apparent. They could at least send out emails saying "are you still using this?" after four (!) years and more of negligence. Other webpages constantly send me mails saying "if you don't log in within the next month or so, we're going to delete you, since you haven't logged in for a whole year" and that's totally fair.

[allamistako.livejournal.com]

*Agrees*

[callmeal.livejournal.com]

If they'd done that from the beginning, okay. But from early on, they always said "we will never ever delete your journal".

They can't just change the rules after so many years without pissing a lot of people of. And the issue is obviously not pressing enough to risk that.

[fuchs.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's sadly very true. I do understand why this rule exists. It's just that I know that they already *made* exceptions.
I guess it's bad luck for me that there weren't more people snagging good short usernames that they never ever used again.
I whined about this four years ago and I'll probably do so again four years from now. When he still won't have used it.
Anyway, I chose another name for now.