Something similar is (or at least was) true for Github: I changed my username a couple of years ago and I recently found out that another user is now using my o

Something similar is (or at least was) true for Github: I changed my username a couple of years ago and I recently found out that another user is now using my original username. Less of an issue due to the much longer timeframe, but I think not allowing username re-use would be a safer choice.