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by r721 1126 days ago
Why even erase accounts at all? Just rename them to randomized names with a prefix.
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MallocVoidstar 1126 days ago
Tumblr's method is to append "-blog" to the account name. Still discoverable.
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jzig 1126 days ago
How do you find the account again?
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Dylan16807 1126 days ago
A link to a tweet would do it. And if they're in any lists, those lists could show the old name too.

You could also keep the old name (or most of it) as the start of the new name.

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