this post was submitted on 09 May 2025
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Technically it can be someone who just wants to be anonymous, but honestly they could at least use something readable
Using a barcode username is nice for being anonymous
Eg.
IlIIIllIIl
It's a combination of lower case L and upper case I
Flashbacks to Rainbow Six Siege cheaters 💀
That's incredible, I'll use this in the future
No pipes?
If they want to be anonymous, sure. But they should at minimum change their display name to "Anonymous"
Totally agreed
Also, some people will intentionally add numbers at the end of the alias to make it look like all the good names were already taken. Sort of like a joke or a reference to all the bigger social media platforms.
I don't really understand that one haha
It used to be common.