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SummitGnome@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

With usernames omitting the full address of a username in posts (in most applications), won't impersonation be a massive issue on Lemmy?

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With usernames omitting the full address of a username in posts (in most applications), won't impersonation be a massive issue on Lemmy?

SummitGnome@reddthat.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
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  • macniel@feddit.de
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    Mhm strangely your Name is shortened to Joe for me; but you are on a different Instance than I.

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      If someone sets a display name that is used instead.

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        Ahh, that makes sense I suppose. Still would be nice to know the home instance at a glance somehow.

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          Mhm when you hover over a name, it displays the qualified name.

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      Isn’t it only if you have something configured in display name?

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        Oh yeah good point, I have a displayname configured.

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        Oh. This makes sense.

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      Oh this is interesting. Yours is shortened too.

      I host my own instance and it’s just me (because I’m so unlikable I can’t even get my 2 FRIENDS to join my instance. I digress)

      I wonder if there’s some setting or ENV variable somewhere on the instance to change that.

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        Both of you are shortened for me, unlike most others in this comment section. Weird.

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      Same here on memmy but I can click the username and see the full path, like so:

      Oh I just noticed that its under the username always!

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        Interesting that your client doesn’t show my Display Name (macniel) but instead uses my username (DmMacniel)

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