It seems to me that "Official" as a label is orthogonal in purpose to the original intent of the Blue Check mark (preventing impersonation AND validating identi

It seems to me that "Official" as a label is orthogonal in purpose to the original intent of the Blue Check mark (preventing impersonation AND validating identity), and should be separate. I'd suggest further separating out the ability to protect against impersonation from the validation of identity, to allow someone to protect a pseudonym against impersonation. My initial stab at it would be !!yyyy instead of a check mark. The year stamp would function in much the same manner to prevent newbs taking over a forfeited ID seamlessly Thus... Official - someone is fulfilling a verified role in an organization Blue Check - someone has validated their real world Identity !!yyyy -- Someone has paid to protect their pseudonym, starting in year yyyy