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I feel like we're missing part of the story here. Are we?

• threatofrain 6y ago
  I'm a low volume and boring user. I also have <no> messaging from GitLab, so there isn't much to say. Also, what kind of poor user behavior on my part means opening up my account for registration? Let's say that Rush Limbaugh is kicked off of Twitter for bad behavior — should I be able to claim his account? And shouldn't the hypothetical Twitter user get an email warning them that their account is about to be opened up for public registration? I only tried to register under my own account to test whether my account had been disabled.
  • stunt 6y ago
    This is about Gitlab's dormant policy which is similar to Github's name squatting policy. Only happens to long inactive accounts and both platforms will not notify the owner since it's about name squatting. They just rename the handle and you still have your account. Why anyone should be concerned if his account has been inactive for a long time?
    • lostmsu 6y ago
      Yes. I am sure there are many, but here's one stupid reason: pip install git+https://gitlab.com/me/lib