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> This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names I disagree. The username can be clyde_discord/clyde_bot and the displa
by hn92726819 4y ago
> This is a good case for why system bots/messages/etc. shouldn't be given regular names
I disagree. The username can be clyde_discord/clyde_bot and the display name could just be "Clyde". Then the username Clyde wouldn't be taken, and the users would be able to still message the bot and not be confused.
Though I personally really dislike simple human names for bots because it sounds cheesy and dumb.
- judge2020 4y agoIt's not about the username being taken, it's all about what people appear as in the client; bots and scammers might impersonate Clyde to steal credentials, social engineer, etc, so you cannot be "Clyde_help" nor "Clyde_Official" nor any variation that would make people think the bot/user is speaking on behalf of Discord.
- JauntyHatAngle 4y agoWhich is funny when you take into account that people are still using special characters to get a Clyde name that mostly resembles it. I question the effectiveness.
- saghm 4y agoWhy not just put a special logo or symbol or something on that profile to mark it as special/official, or have some sort of "user type" displayed that says "human" or "official bot" or "third party bot"? I feel like making it look like a regular username makes it _more_ likely people will be scammed by "other" regular users rather than less likely.
- kuschku 4y agoFor example, like a blue checkmark after the nick for users who are genuinely who they say they are?
- Martinussen 4y agoDiscord already does this - they just don't trust average users to be aware enough to check. (Based on my experience moderating some discords, they aren't wrong.)
- evouga 4y agoI’m skeptical, since I’ve been using Discord for years and have never seen (or noticed) any “Clyde” bot.
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