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by heeton 4309 days ago
That improves things somewhat. I'll still likely refuse this service on my own products and push others to do the same if I see that 'reserved' and unused usernames are being taken ahead of people who actually want to use them enough to register them.
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Sorry if I sound bitter, this evoked a strong reaction ;)

I think it's because it's an inherently selfish model - "Stop other people having the things I want"