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by yencabulator 1482 days ago
But what good is verifying an uploaders display name, if anyone can set a display name to any value?
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Hmmmm. What about swapping `display_name` + `account_is_verified` for `display_name` + `display_name_is_verified` or alternatively `display_name` / `verified_display_name`? The idea being to tie the verification mark to the display name, not just the account.

Such a scheme could then enforce policy in the verification process that imposes restrictions on what the display name would be allowed to be.