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This is reality though.

As much as I wish we lived in a better world where name characters were better handled, using anything outside of [a-ZA-Z]{12} as a username is a world of hurt. Some people just realize it later than others.

So yes, you shouldn't think of your handlename as your name, it's just another identifier, and choosing simple handle names is a life skill at this point.



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