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facebook - choose whatever username you want HN - choose whatever username you want twitter - choose whatever username you want reddit - choose whatever user

facebook - choose whatever username you want HN - choose whatever username you want twitter - choose whatever username you want reddit - choose whatever username you want tumblr - choose whatever username you want Google+ - we choose it for you, you can't change it, we might charge you for it, and we might also take it away at some point also - why does G+ need to insert the /u/0 after the domain name? twitter, facebook and the rest you can simply type domain.com/username but G+ just needs to make it so much less user friendly.

cloudwalking 13y ago
Seriously, did you read any of the other comments on this thread? Facebook: "If you select a username or similar identifier for your account or Page, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate" Twitter: "We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services, to suspend or terminate users, and to reclaim usernames without liability to you." Reddit: "Service Provider or third parties may charge you fees for products or services offered for sale through the Website, and/or for access to portions of the Website or the Website as a whole" AND "Provider may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, suspend or terminate the access of and take other action against users, subscribers, registrants and account holders" Tumblr: "Tumblr reserves the right to refuse registration of, cancel, or modify a Tumblr URL in its sole discretion." And finally, you don't need any "/u/0" after the domain name. See: https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds
- ivanbrussik 13y ago
  these are all terms of service considerations. you can still choose a username upon signup for almost any social media account except G+. g+ is the only service that assigns a username to you. i did not know that about /u/0, thanks!
raldi 13y ago
The /u/0 just means you're using multilogin. For example, if you log in as foo@gmail.com, and then log in as bar@gmail.com via multilogin, gmail.com/u/0/inbox/whatever will take you to foo's email, and gmail.com/u/1/inbox/whatever will take you to bar's. You can thus have adjacent tabs accessing both accounts simultaneously. Also, /u/0 is the default; you can remove it from the URL and it'll continue working just fine.

cloudwalking 13y ago

Seriously, did you read any of the other comments on this thread? Facebook: "If you select a username or similar identifier for your account or Page, we reserve the right to remove or reclaim it if we believe it is appropriate" Twitter: "We reserve the right at all times (but will not have an obligation) to remove or refuse to distribute any Content on the Services, to suspend or terminate users, and to reclaim usernames without liability to you." Reddit: "Service Provider or third parties may charge you fees for products or services offered for sale through the Website, and/or for access to portions of the Website or the Website as a whole" AND "Provider may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, suspend or terminate the access of and take other action against users, subscribers, registrants and account holders" Tumblr: "Tumblr reserves the right to refuse registration of, cancel, or modify a Tumblr URL in its sole discretion." And finally, you don't need any "/u/0" after the domain name. See: https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds https://plus.google.com/+LinusTorvalds

ivanbrussik 13y ago
these are all terms of service considerations. you can still choose a username upon signup for almost any social media account except G+. g+ is the only service that assigns a username to you. i did not know that about /u/0, thanks!

raldi 13y ago

The /u/0 just means you're using multilogin. For example, if you log in as foo@gmail.com, and then log in as bar@gmail.com via multilogin, gmail.com/u/0/inbox/whatever will take you to foo's email, and gmail.com/u/1/inbox/whatever will take you to bar's. You can thus have adjacent tabs accessing both accounts simultaneously. Also, /u/0 is the default; you can remove it from the URL and it'll continue working just fine.