[Enshittification][DO NOT ADD] Discord Username System
Did you know? Discord is reworking/removing their partnership program (as it currently stands)
Hey there @everyone! Been about 2 months since I changed this post. And it's been a hot minute, but the username update has now been worked into Discord. No matter if we liked it or not. And people will now (forcefully) get used to it.
As a suprise, this idea has the MOST ever comments and votes recieved on a single post on the feedback platform EVER. The story around this event is the most interesting I have ever seen. And the gerne around it still hasn't ended either. We'll see where all of this goes.
On that note, I have been working on a little project regarding that, since Twitter, Discord, Reddit and Tiktok are heading all into the same route. Our own little enshittification.social! A mastodon instance for the enshittification of companies and they services they used to offfer. (Twitter, Unity, Discord, and so on)
Would you like to participate in an UNOFFCIAL poll? Click here!
(NOT affiliated with Discord in any way, shape or form)
We thank everyone for their votes, comments and joining our DIscord server and enshittification instance. The story of enshittification will never end and we can see that with the recent Unity Pricing changes.
I've recieved a press request through Discord, however I'm moving that to email, if any press wants to reach out about the update from someone willing to represent the entire discord community against this change, send an email here:
- press@stefanocoding.me
Need more information? Check NTTS's Video:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3LUtBVe3Jk
Want to talk with people about the update? Check this server:
- https://discord.gg/jpFhkeqGHS
An anonymous Discord Partner has spoken out about the reservations, check it out.
- Original post was deleted by reddit admins, link is now for archive.org
Hey, even game devs are struggeling getting their official name as verified servers:
- https://www.gamesradar.com/indie-studio-has-their-discord-username-stolen-out-from-under-them/
- https://twitter.com/rustylakecom/status/1659556388526338048
So what is it with this update?
So generally, this update has recieved a TON of backlash. And this feedback post has already recieved just about 13k upvotes at the time of writing AND a change.org petition with 13k people having signed it,
Fundementally this change to discord is going to cause more issue's for it's users then it could be worth. Among the comments, there are a few I'll display/mention.
One of the major issues that can be confirmed is the resale of Discord accounts. That is something that is unable to be denied and is going to be a major issue. Example here:
What discord has done absolutly wrong during this update:
Discord staff has been claiming double the names, one for their private account. Another for their staff account. Some of these usernames that are being claimed are so rare that people are speculating they are planning to sell it one day or another. The communication is absolute crap, they have not communicated how they where planning to do the roll-out and the way people are now claiming names left and right, from piewdiepie, markiplier and other names that should have been reserved. Then the way access get's rolled out? Verified bots where supposed to get access first, then supposedly brands, moving on to the staff and then the partnered and verified servers. Then the general population. But this has so far changed even more, starting with people from the moderator program, and suddenly the Hypesquad event team. And we still do not have enough information to know what the next bracket will be. There is no proper communication apart from Discord telling us to append our tag/discriminator to our usernames if we can't use it. Or you know just don't make usernames unique. The reddit has been stormed with people hating this update. And when people go to the support page, they're told to respond to feedback, or create it. We've all done this, but Discord still hasn't made an official statement. The entire update wasn't even properly announced like they do with everything else. Hidden behind their Birthday suprises. With the nitro trails providing people with 2 weeks of nitro to forget they signed up and pay an additional month. Normally, this would be tweeted and announced everywhere properly. People are moving away from Discord in an attempt to revolt, they're disbanding Nitro to put a dent somewhere in Discord's earnings. But that'll probably be recouped by investors. Discord claims to listen to feedback. But we've seen nothing of this yet. As a ton of people are saying, Discord is turning into Twitter, we don't want to see it happen. But with the 300 million active users on Discord, we're barely making a dent with this feedback post.
What are some good ways to fix this update?
The previous system worked perfectly, nothing to change about it. However using the display name system is a good idea. Maybe even supporting for official known people to get a username, or a checkmark to define "hey they are official" without the Twitter "pay for a blue tick" bs.
> BELOW ARE COMMENTS MADE BY THE COMMUNITY, NOT BY ME DIRECTLY <
Mikey's, Gen, Rain
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keep fighting back!!!
this change is not okay!11 -
"Current Nitro subscribers paying for the ability to customize their discriminator that registered for Nitro on or before March 1, 2023 will also be given early access"
Anyone talking about this bs?
if you arent an already paying customer you just get screwed over I guess and people who pay get to cut to the front of the line. so less choices for non paying people. nice.11 -
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Worst decision discord has ever come up with (2)10 -
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Using a Reddit Post as a source for people not knowing what a discriminator is, is just incredibly dumb, for all we know, it could be fabricated after all. But that's conspiracy-type thinking so, whatever.However that 40% statistic is only USER ERROR and MISCOMMUNICATION, and not an inherent flaw in the system, there are already multiple ways to easily copy and paste your discriminator built into both the desktop and mobile app, you've already assured for ways that users can easily share it, just maybe point them out more? Or bring back those friend invite links, or implement friend invite codes like others suggested? There is nothing that is fixed by this update!
You just need to improve on what is already there, not completely toss it out and start new, for crying out loud!14 -
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Update is dumb10 -
dumb change indeed they can allways just add add a few more digits if its really needed
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Remember to not give them any penny of yours, and cancel your nitro subscriptions ASAP.
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I feel this is a step in the wrong direction, trying to compete in a space that Discord just doesn't fit in. Discord is more centered around private groups and centralized communities than a generic "social media" platform, which I've purposefully avoided my entire life. I've seen no support for this in any server I'm in, and really hope the amount of backlash this is getting will help reverse this. I'm not too hopeful though, since this looks like an executive decision of the platform telling the users what's best for them and what they will like.
Personally, out of spite, I'll keep my personal discriminator or another if that somehow gets taken, but since we won't be able to use "#" in the new system I'll be forced to use an "_" instead. Just to keep things as much the same as possible.
*Edit* When looking at all the feedback left on this site (by selecting "Show all posts" instead of "Show topics", this post is already on the first page when sorting by votes, and is #3 at the time of writing sorting by comments. That should say something of how important this is for people willing to interact here.16 -
Discord current naming system was great. I have no idea who even thought changing to unique names will be better now. This isn't a good change. Actually first one I am even making a comment about on discord ever.
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Dear Discord: stop your action and listen to the community! We love the # system.
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And to think we all thought Microsoft trying to buy Discord would ruin the service. They're managing to do it themselves
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Pretty sure there's like 1 person in this entire thread who's in favor of the change, and the rest are all against. So... who's leaking the current discord build to the masses so we can start up a clone where discriminators are kept?
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The past few months, Discord has been pushing a lot of mediocre updates out, making the experience worse. This whole username change is absolutely the worst decision they've made, and they've made a lot of bad decisions lately.
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I genuinely wholeheartedly believe that this is a change that will lead to Discord's death knell as a platform. No aspect of it is good, a wide majority of the community hates it. Around 2/3rds of the issues listed seem made up. Very few people are confused about what discriminators are, or what their purpose is. The only confusion around them I have ever seen is what they're named. I only recently found out that they're called discriminators, but I knew what they were for. They're extremely simple. This change will most likely lead to a sharp loss of revenue because I and many others pay for nitro FOR THE ABILITY TO CUSTOMIZE OUR DISCRIMINATORS! I am not a fan of features of the nitro subscription being slowly excised, and if this change goes through I will be cancelling my nitro sub for good.
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The post creator (Stefano H) is a p3dophlle. He likes touching kids aged 13, 14 and 16 even though he is over 18, around 22.
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we know what you did Haagmans.
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I will be contacting support to remove Nitro from my account and I will also be asking for a refund. If one is not provided, I will be going to my bank and letting them know that Discord has changed the terms of the agreement and no longer providing the service I paid for. I will then be getting a chargeback.
Do not allow Discord to get away with this horseshit. Delete your Discord and demand a refund. They don't care what we say but they will care if we remove money from their pocket.Edit: They're refusing refunds by marking the support ticket as closed without ever addressing the email.
I implore everyone to call your credit card company, your bank, paypal, or whoever to demand a chargeback of your payment to Discord. They're no longer providing the service you paid for (Changing your number tag) but still wanting to keep your money. Get it back.
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BS way to treat the userbase. I've been on the platform since 2016, paid for Nitro for years, and they're gonna tell me to **** off and pick a new username because some streamer got dibs.
Last dollar they're seeing out of me if this goes through.
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stupidest change ever
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ignore the rando trying to slander the OP by accusing them of a felony for no reason in an unrelated post. anon indeed. false accusations of felonies are punishable by fines and jail time. wish to god people wouldn't point and scream felonies at anybody who says something they kinda don't like.
Anyway.
unbelievably, Discord is STILL PUSHING THIS CHANGE. I've already started migrating my friends over to Revolt because of it. Unfortunately, Revolt also has a handle system, but I know at least they won't do the same shit Discord does pushing change after change. And they're in rebuilding right now, so we might be able to convince them to add discriminators over there. They actually listen to their userbase, unlike Discord.
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+1 m'friend, I reckon I'm right peeved about these newfangled changes to the Discord usernames. I mean, what in tarnation were they thinkin'? They done tryin' make it harder than a cat tryin' to bury a turd on a marble floor to find my pals in the chat.
Now I gotta squint my eyes and scratch my noggin just to figure out who's who. It's enough to make a hound dog howl, I tell ya what. I sure hope them Discord folks come to their senses and fix this mess, or I'll be hornswoggled! I don't cotton to these new usernames one bit. I mean, I'm as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine to be chattin' with my friends and all, but this here's just plain ridiculous.
It's like they done dropped a whole mess of cow patties in the punch bowl. I don't know what kinda horse feathers they're tryin' to pull, but I ain't havin' none of it. I'll be darned if I'm gonna sit around twiddlin' my thumbs and sippin' on sweet tea all day tryin' to figure out who's who. They best fix this pronto, or I'll be hotter than a two-dollar pistol!13 -
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Stupidly English-centric change. Twitterification of a instant messaging community app for no reason. As an artist i absolutely HATE having to find a way for my handles to match enough across social media to indicate who I am, can discord- my most used app, period- not do that too? Please read the comments in this post. Discord rolls out plenty of good changes and improvements, and is a great app even for non-Nitro-paying users. There is NO REASON to do this. How is @__us.er.name__ easier to remember than User#0001? HOW. Say out loud each character that's required to say to someone for them to type. And plenty of apps already have direct buttons or links to add someone as a friend... just set a timer or a limit on it.
This seems like just a way for discord to aesthetically "fit in" with the way major social media does things. Being original, trailblazing and accessiblity doesn't seem to be Discord's priority if they actually execute this change.25 -
I doubt I'll stop using Discord altogether in the foreseeable future considering its current popularity but I will look at joining communities on alternative platforms and I WILL cancel Nitro if this goes ahead.
Such a dumb move, I don't get it at all.
Edit: Scratch that - reread the notice on discord and looks like it's already been pushed. Nitro cancelled.
Edit2: Lol if you sort by votes, anything above 1k has been around for at least 3 years. This thread took less than a day to reach the top 5!
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Yeah, since they pushed the update notice to the client, many people have now been made aware of this now.
Literally nobody wants it.
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+1
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not only is this a bad idea because of the privacy violation, potential impersonations & general spam reasons, how does this change affect accounts of deceased people? they won't be able to answer the prompt given to change/update their usernames-- will their accounts be deleted? do they get to automatically keep their username? people have lost a lot of friends over the past 3 years, did anyone making these silly discord decisions think of those accounts?
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First, let me say what a terrible, terrible, TERRIBLE idea this is - nobody wants this. Nobody needs this. There was some mention of people having trouble getting their usernames out to their friends - there's a copy-paste button RIGHT NEXT TO YOUR USERNAME, and if you don't know about that, you can just highlight the username itself and copy-paste, so that's another non-issue. This whole thing is a solution in search of a problem.
Here's my thinking on why this is happening though - it all revolves around being able to sell accounts (which is pretty scummy, since there's no mention of NOT selling an account that's still active, meaning that you could lose an account you've had for almost a decade because moneybags rolled up and bought it out from under you). This account selling, and the name change meant to push it, is a response to people boycotting Nitro over the NFT fiasco. Users were able to vote with their wallets, and stockholders don't like that, so they are hoping to make a huge load of cash up front by selling off old accounts (right out from under the original owners, if I am reading this right). It won't matter that everyone who buys such an account will be shunned like the plague (and while I officially don't condone harassment, I can't imagine. these new folks won't be harassed when spotted); Discord will just say "no refunds". This is all just speculation, of course, but it would neatly explain this otherwise senseless change.
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