[crazygringo]

But that's exactly the point -- it makes a lot more sense for someone like "Adam Sandler" to have "Adam", rather than someone less popular. So it's not at all the position you were in before -- this is the whole improvement!

[thebaer]

What if there's a more popular Adam than Adam Sandler? And does this mean I need to reserve the name "Adam" on my service, so that one day when Adam Sandler comes along, he'll be able to get the name I assumed he wants?

[Karunamon]

I think there's an unanswered question here: Why should popularity be the decider for who "deserves" a username, given the fact that it's a pretty awful metric for most use cases?