"The specified username is already in use"

Status
Not open for further replies.

Sidhe

poor little meow meow
Original poster
LURKER MEMBER
FOLKLORE MEMBER
Invitation Status
  1. Looking for partners
Posting Speed
  1. 1-3 posts per day
  2. One post per day
  3. Multiple posts per week
  4. 1-3 posts per week
  5. One post per week
  6. Slow As Molasses
Online Availability
Evening/Late Night (MST)
Writing Levels
  1. Intermediate
  2. Adept
  3. Advanced
  4. Prestige
  5. Adaptable
Preferred Character Gender
  1. Male
  2. Nonbinary
  3. Transgender
  4. Primarily Prefer Male
Genres
High fantasy, modern fantasy, gaslamp fantasy, Anything Fantasy, dark comedy, supernatural, paranormal, psychological, essentially everything except slice-of-life and historical.
I wanted to change my username to something different, though I had the inkling the name might be taken, so I took to the member listing to see if it was. To my surprise, it wasn't! Yay!

Except when I actually went to change my name, it gave me this error:

"1. User names must be unique. The specified user name is already in use."

D: Boo.

Are there hidden accounts on the site? Would that be why I couldn't see the profile in question, but it says the name is taken? Or is it just a bug?
 
It could be that it is the name of an erased account. Those won't show up on member lists since they aren't members anymore, but since they were members and their stuff is still on the forum with their username (+ the word guest) attached to it, it won't be possible to create a new account with that name.
 
Aww, that's a shame, but understandable. I should have known it was too good to be true, haha. Thank you for the response!
 
Last edited:
I am pretty sure you can use deleted user names. o__o What's more likely the problem is that it was a banned user (who won't show up in the member list) or an inactive user account that is stuck in the "awaiting moderation/email confirmation" queues.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.