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There's usually an easier way to check if a username exists - skip the login form and try the signup form. If you can't sign up with that name because its taken
by slashCJ 15y ago
There's usually an easier way to check if a username exists - skip the login form and try the signup form. If you can't sign up with that name because its taken, then it exists :)
- humbledrone 15y agoHence, signup forms tend to have CAPTCHAS more often than login forms. Also, it's easier to insert an artificial per-signup-form submission delay under the guise of "setting up your account". An artificial delay upon login might be annoying, but during signup it's not as painful (seeing as it's a one-time thing).