Free inactive usernames after a time period.

We’re reviewing this. Curious how long you think would be ok.
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feamebd commented
Twitch's "recycle" policy is misleading and they're not true to their words.
I've been waiting 6 years to claim my old account's usenrame. According to the recycle policy, it says it'll take 6 months to 1 year before inactive usernames can be reclaimed by somebody else.
I can't be the only one who's been waiting to reclaiming usernames??????????
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Salvision commented
I'm still waiting for my username for over 6 months
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wiiMoon commented
Please change this policy or make it easier to reclaim names that are locked up.
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Anonymous commented
Been waiting almost 2 years for the username I want to free up. And for an entire year it has displayed the "Unless you have a time machine" error indicating that it has been put on the list for recycle but still hasn't been.
I would honestly pay actual money to have the username free up at this point because I am getting sick of waiting. -
Anonymous commented
Waiting for almost 3 years for a username - he follows one accoutn (justin) and doesn't seem to do anything in the platform ever since.
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Michael commented
The username feature should allow the swapping of two usernames on accounts you own. I pocketed a username years ago, just to find out I cant ever use it without risking it being taken by somebody else once it becomes free.
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Anonymous commented
Waiting for a username since 3 years now and twitch gives a fuck at it. I wrote 2 emails in 3 years and i only get these standard blah blah response.
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Kennedy Warren commented
There are 2 names that i've been waiting for and they have been inactve for over a year now.
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Jon Wayne commented
It's kinda frustrating when a blank account, that has ZERO activity whatsoever, prevents you from using a name that would help your channel branding. :(
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Anonymous commented
Same here. I've been waiting for quite a long time (ever since the blog was posted explaining that this would happen), hoping that the username I want becomes recycled. This has not happened, and I've come to doubt that I will get it or that they recycle any names at all. Please Twitch, our usernames are important to us.
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Michael Greening commented
Its been a year and still nothing. Please sort this out.
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Michael Greening commented
I agree been waiting on a new name for over a year
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Anonymous commented
how do i got about getting the name kinglyfe from an inactive acct it has 0 following and 2 followers
my username on twitch rn is kinglyfettv -
Its Invis commented
I thought it was a year and that felt mine to me.
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Its Invis commented
Yeah something has to be done.
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Spectre commented
Come on Twitch get this sorted already.
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Anonymous commented
I'd give it at least a year before trying to recycle an inactive name, but other than that I agree 100%
I don't mind how Twitch fix it, but 'just keep checking it for a few years' really isn't an acceptable solution. -
Jus commented
Very much agreed, especially when they say one thing and do/dont do another. Along with emailing support about it and only ever getting an automated response back that answers nothing,
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Anonymous commented
We need this.
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Sylens commented
Please recycle some accounts there are so many inactive ones