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Username Squatting #23495

Answered by mpboom
russia asked this question in Profile
Sep 4, 2021 · 33 comments · 78 replies
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You’re confusing a few things here.

First of all, having a name-squatting ban in your ToS doesn’t actually mean you’re enforcing it. It just means it isn’t allowed, and serves as a good legal basis to remove accounts should they pose a problem. It doesn’t create an obligation to also actively enforce the rule.

Furthermore, enforcing anti-name-squatting guidelines isn’t the same as allowing anyone to challenge the legitimacy of an account. GitHub may very well be enforcing this rule by, for example, automated checks on (private) account activity. This doesn’t really mean they have to allow anyone to challenge other accounts.

Without enforcement, name squatting is rather allowed.

So this …

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