Similar name registration should not be allowed.

[ScamViruS]

I can tell you how shocked I was when I came by the user Scamvirus… I had to look into the user and even sent a few messages through for a convo but, the user is apparently a good guy and doing well by the forum.

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Perhaps ScamVitus and SmartVirus can be easily spotted in the difference than a SmatVirus and SmartVirus would be. Just saying that the latter two usernames  looks closely alike than the former

But then it's still on the individual to whatever he falls into by mistaking one user to another due to a lookalike usernames that either a letter or number difference was made to it.

There are some differences in the username of the account that can easily be distinguished as two different people. There are many who create accounts with similar names to other reputed members for various purposes, which can confuse other members. And the creation of such a situation actually complicates the matter and confuses that reputed member as well. And that's why if someone later wants to create an account using a similar name, it should definitely be blocked if it's a very close name so that more complicated situations don't arise in the future.

[SamReomo]

And that's why if someone later wants to create an account using a similar name, it should definitely be blocked if it's a very close name so that more complicated situations don't arise in the future.

I believe there's no such need because all reputed members of the forum are known for their number of merits and the ones who create similar name account won't be able to gain any merits and thus the accounts won't be of any use for anyone.

[LoyceV]

I think it's already not allowed to register names with "theymos" or "satoshi" in it, but I wouldn't like it if I couldn't have registered names like "LoyceMobile" or "LoyceBot".

Some are mine, most aren't:
459836. LoyceV
949024. LoyceBot
1022981. ALOYCEE
1599732. ceconloycen
1678155. ledloyceto
1903546. LoyceMobile
1959794. Loyce76
1959859. Loyce41
2268639. loyceluft8469891
2384907. LoyceValenzuela
2389845. Loyce
2675696. LoyceIsMyMother
2748221. LoLoycev
2775843. LoyceBot2
2795783. LoyceSchoen
2840134. techloyce
3443751. loyce.club
3447217. LoyceVs PM publisher
3492642. floyceloip
3542970. loyceboy
3549771. Vloyce
3558693. LoyceBit
3560814. LoyceVbanappeal
3600803. aloyceomondi
3625448. LoyceAprilFools

[libert19]

I think it's already not allowed to register names with "theymos" or "satoshi" in it, but I wouldn't like it if I couldn't have registered names like "LoyceMobile" or "LoyceBot".

Oh so it's actually right. I tried both (Satoshi, Theymos), and I got an error saying it contains, 'reserved username', I couldn't be bothered to try other combinations (except  'satosh!' — which went through and as mentioned earlier) but I believe it's coded as simple as if it's contain basically these raw words as in 'theymos' and 'satoshi' — it won't let you proceed.

[dkbit98]

I think it's already not allowed to register names with "theymos" or "satoshi" in it, but I wouldn't like it if I couldn't have registered names like "LoyceMobile" or "LoyceBot".

I don't think this is effective thing, since anyone can create something any combination like ťheym0ś or śąt0sh1.
Same argument can be said for email addresses, yet we have near limitless combination of email addresses, and there is no confusion.
It's trivial to check member profile in forum to know if that is real account or not.

[ScamViruS]

And that's why if someone later wants to create an account using a similar name, it should definitely be blocked if it's a very close name so that more complicated situations don't arise in the future.

I believe there's no such need because all reputed members of the forum are known for their number of merits and the ones who create similar name account won't be able to gain any merits and thus the accounts won't be of any use for anyone.

There are high rank reputed members of this forum, who have similar names to them, and no one will get any benefit by creating an account except creating confusion. I also think that by creating an account matching the name of a user, no one will get any extra benefit. For this, new users will also have to think about how they will popularize themselves in this forum with their own different name without copying anyone.

[AakZaki]

There are high rank reputed members of this forum, who have similar names to them, and no one will get any benefit by creating an account except creating confusion. I also think that by creating an account matching the name of a user, no one will get any extra benefit. For this, new users will also have to think about how they will popularize themselves in this forum with their own different name without copying anyone.

I think making a username similar should be unacceptable, because it can be misused. If it is left and the account grows, wouldn't any of us think it was an alternate account of the imitated username.

After all, to create a username there are many sentences if you just want to make a username for example "Allower" or even something that cannot be read even if it is "xxxprt". Isn't that more acceptable than having to imitate someone else's username.
Even if it doesn't have any added benefits like you say, at least not everyone thinks it's an alternative account.

[NotATether]

This is never going to work because who defines what the "protected" usernames are? DT? A committee? The staff? It would unnecessarily aggrevate a lot of people, and it would be difficult to enforce in practice.

[ibminer]

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This is an opportunity for the BPIP extension.  @ibminer  Monitor new posts/pms at https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=post and change the font color of the recognized username (in quotes) based on BPIP score.   So it would look like:

"DYING_S0UL", "DYING_SOUL"

Hmm, this sounds interesting but I'm not sure I understand the suggestion fully. We do already have an option in the extension to show the BPIP recognition rank under the username for each post/message, it just doesn't do any color coding. This obviously wouldn't help a new message being sent to a user (in your example earlier), or a new post/reply (action=post)... those names all sit inside of text fields with no way to apply color coding effectively, especially if factoring multiple recipients (in messages).

[notocactus]

I think it's already not allowed to register names with "theymos" or "satoshi" in it, but I wouldn't like it if I couldn't have registered names like "LoyceMobile" or "LoyceBot".

Some are mine, most aren't:

2384907. LoyceValenzuela

I remembered that in a post years ago, you revealed on reason you chose your username as LoyceV. It's because someone registered an account with LoyceValenzuela already, while it was initially the name you wanted to register.

Perhaps you wrote about the account LoyceValenzuela and why you ended with LoyceV somewhere else.

For privacy reasons, I used a random generator to create a name: Loyce Valenzuela! I only found out it's a girl's name much later, but by then it had grown on me already. "Valenzuela" rolls off the tongue nicely. I never imagined I'd still be using the same name 5 years later.

[LoyceV]

I remembered that in a post years ago, you revealed on reason you chose your username as LoyceV. It's because someone registered an account with LoyceValenzuela already, while it was initially the name you wanted to register.

That's not how it happened. I never tried to register "LoyceValenzuela", someone created that years later.

[notocactus]

That's not how it happened. I never tried to register "LoyceValenzuela", someone created that years later.

I forgot to check with registration dates and user id numbers, as I thought my memory was accurate. 

[alegotardo]

I am surprised that so many people here are saying that this is no problem at all.
Are you telling me that it is no problem if an account appears here on the forum as a1egotardo, using the same avatar and signature as my account? Did you notice the difference here? I do not know what font is being used there, but to me the number ONE and the lowercase letter L are identical.

Obviously, my account is legendary and this new one would be lower in rank, but this is a detail that could sometimes go unnoticed.

Any patent and registration system in the world blocks similar names, so why should it be different here?

I am not saying to block registration, but rather that accounts like this should be banned as soon as they are identified, or can you tell me what the noble purpose is of an account that is visually and semantically identical to the original?

[LoyceV]

I am surprised that so many people here are saying that this is no problem at all.

It's not a problem because they're easily identified, and taken care of.

Are you telling me that it is no problem if an account appears here on the forum as a1egotardo, using the same avatar and signature as my account?

The acccount would need to earn 100 Merit and 120 Activity to get an avatar, and much more Merit to be able to use the same signature. Imposters aren't going to put that much effort into an account that can be banned at any moment, they're usually just trolling or looking for a quick scam.
Back in the days, when users started having the same signature and avatar I had, I sometimes thought: "I didn't write that", while in fact it wasn't my account. It turns out I didn't even look at the username.

to me the number ONE and the lowercase letter L are identical.

There's a slight difference between "l", "1" and "I", but it's easy to overlook.

Obviously, my account is legendary and this new one would be lower in rank, but this is a detail that could sometimes go unnoticed.

We don't share a lot of topics, but I expect anyone who's familiar with your username to quickly call out imposters.

I am not saying to block registration, but rather that accounts like this should be banned as soon as they are identified

I'm not aware of any imposters that aren't banned or at least tagged already.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

When going through some red tagged account I saw this account, and I have also seen familiar accounts that registered with similar names of old members in this forum, and I’m sure other members have seen things like this.
To be honest the forum should be programmed or set in a way that anyone who is trying to register new account in this forum and the name he or she wants to use is similar to already existing name in the forum, the registration should not go through.
Some people are registering with similar names of old members for scam purposes. Some of you will say red tagging them is just okay but let remember that before we may discover them they may have already achieved their purpose. Same name registration is not allowed, same thing should also go for similar names, especially like the example above.


Identity Theft should not be given a chance here.

I think the name the user registered with is also the reason why he or she got those negative tags, and let me say that there is no way a user will register with the same username as some old member here and some users won't notice until such a user have ended up scamming someone here, it's so so impossible except the person that got scammed is a very foolish person to not have carried a small research before committing funds to an unknown person..

First thing to note is that a newbie without the copper member tag will hardly provide a service on this forum and users pick interest in such a service, so when a newbie claims to provide a service here, other user often treat such a user as a scammer until confirmed otherwise.

So whether the forum banned new intending forum users from registering with similar usernames as some one who already exists on this forum or not, no user coming in here with intention to carry out a scam ever succeeds, and even using a username similar to an already existing account give the user away easily too.