justin.tv was shut down a while ago now. at least make them available now since it is impossible to migrate them nowdays and all they do is taking away lots of names. (even one i want for persistence)

:/ this is a thing. seriously.

Signed up to Justin.tv with my primary online identity many years ago. Very sad I am not allowed to reuse that identity here at Twitch due to database dependencies. =(

Been waiting for this for some time. I don't even remember creating a JTV account but my regular username (that I use for everything) is indeed tied to my email address. I will continue holding out on creating a Twitch account until I can use that username again. I think it seems pretty ridiculous that these can't be released, or at least reused with the same email address or something.

Just free the unused nicknames already ffs. I have a big Youtube channel where I own the name I want, same for twitter, instagram, everything except Twitch. I refuse to add some stupid numbers or something on my nickname so I can register, it kills my SEO and looks ugly.

I could be able to bring traffic (money) to this site, but my nickname was registered years ago by someone else which has 0 views on his profile... good business Twitch.

Really wish this was a thing. There's a username that only has 1 view(me) no followers, and not following anyone. Literally just holding the name. It wasn't even available when twitch launched because it was a justin.tv account. Life's hard.

At this point, what is the point of all those Justin.tv accounts if they can no longer be retrieved? I feel those are definitely the most inactive of usernames.

I think 15 months is fair. After 12 months of inactivity the user receives emails saying their account will be deactivated if they do not log in. It could work like this:

12 months you get an email
30 days later, a reminder
30 days later, a reminder
15 days later, another reminder
7 days later, another reminder
4 days later: "Warning your account will be deactivated in 72 hours if you do not login!"

1year+time the account was active i.e the account was active for 8 months from the time of creation to the last time of log-in 12+8=20 months

channels that were partnered at anytime never become unlocked.

I've been waiting for a user name that has had no activity for +4 years easily and can't understand why I'm being refused requests at this point.

why cant i make an acc this time?

If an account is inactive, it stays that way indefinitely. If someone requests the name of an account inactive for a time period (at least 2-3 years), the original person is emailed with a warning. They would then have 6-12 months to resume activity or their name would be in jeopardy.

That being said, there would need to be a mechanic where someone could suspend their account for a time period without being in jeopardy of losing their name. This would aid twitch users that may not have access to twitch because of a military assignment, studying abroad, and other forms of life getting in the way.

Is there any update to this yet? It's been 1 year to the day that this was marked as under review.

I'd suggest making a name available for the pickups after a month of inactivity, but without deleting the account. Basically if the name does indeed get taken after that month, the user of the taken name gets to choose a new one on their first log on.

I saw this sort of mechanism in several places before.

You can also set up so that the followers of the account that has lost its name get an automated message and/or email, and the account gets temporarily suspended (until holder decides on a new name) or renamed to some random gibberish (randomly generated usernames. Temporarily, of course).

After a year. There's a name that I really want that has never had any activity on it, with the channel's only 2 views being the 2 times I went on it to see!

I'd suggest a total year of inactivity to put the account user at risk. A warning email at 6 months, and another every two moths after until the year is up. After that point, I'd release the username and backup the account, providing a link in the last email to reactivate the account. Once 3 months past that point are gone, I'd delete the account permanently.

Possibly a sweet spot between the end of 1 year and 6 months may be desirable. Also, logging in would, of course, reset the timer of inactivity.

One way or another this would be good to have. There are a lot of old accounts that aren't being used. Several from justiv.tv's days. Just my two cents.

A month of inactivity

I would say after 1 year of no activity let it go. Clearly the person doesn't have any vested interest in the site and if they really want to get back on, they can make a new one. I would really like my name without the number at the end, but someone with only 1 follower and no content has it taken.

After 1 year of inactivity + 1 month per each month account was active. Example. Account was inactive for a year, but during it's activity it went online during period of 36 months. Which means that after 1 year + 36 months of inactivity, account name should be open for request. Something similar is in place in League Of Legends, where I actually acquired account I wanted. It was inactive since 2013, there was 1 year of inactivity grace, plus 1 month per account level (max 30). I was able to acquire it two months ago.. I think that this is fair. Basically if you are active enough, no one will be able to steal your account name, but if you don't login for 4, 5 years, sorry bro.. Ps. I also need one account to become available as it's inactive for yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeears

I agree with the last two comments. After 6 months, an email could be sent warning another month of inactivity would result in deletion of that account.