Wait, the Scratch Team has changed a user's username before?!

LionHeart70

A few minutes ago I found another “Can I change my username?” question.
Well, I found something that I didn't know about;
Citation.

WolfCat67 wrote:
They've changed usernames before, but only in severe cases (such as using your real name).

Is this true? I thought that accounts with usernames against the CG were deleted instead..? But I guess the ST can change a username?
How many times has this happened?

TL;DR Is it true that the Scratch Team can change inappropriate usernames?

footsocktoe

They don't actually “change” the username in those cases. They move everything to a new account and delete the old one. Of course, you can do that yourself, but only ST can do it and keep the views, favs, and loves on it.

WolfCat67

footsocktoe wrote:
They don't actually “change” the username in those cases. They move everything to a new account and delete the old one. Of course, you can do that yourself, but only ST can do it and keep the views, favs, and loves on it.

'Kay thanks for the clarification

LionHeart70

footsocktoe wrote:
They don't actually “change” the username in those cases. They move everything to a new account and delete the old one. Of course, you can do that yourself, but only ST can do it and keep the views, favs, and loves on it.

Oh. Thanks!

Corinthia

WolfCat67 wrote:
footsocktoe wrote:
They don't actually “change” the username in those cases. They move everything to a new account and delete the old one. Of course, you can do that yourself, but only ST can do it and keep the views, favs, and loves on it.
'Kay thanks for the clarification

Thank you, was looking earlier about this, couldn't find anything, thanks.

best-games-ever

that make sense, but would everything still save

LionHeart70

best-games-ever wrote:
that make sense, but would everything still save

footsocktoe wrote:
They don't actually “change” the username in those cases. They move everything to a new account and delete the old one. Of course, you can do that yourself, but only ST can do it and keep the views, favs, and loves on it.

Scratch---Cat

I remembered Scratch changed someone's username into “gdpr0000001” and deleted its birthday as well.

Za-Chary

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