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   dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 06:49:44 JST dansup

   I get a lot of requests for people wanting to re-join pixelfed.social after permanently deleting their account.

   Maybe usernames should be re-usable after a period of 30 days.

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 09:13:54 JST dansup

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     • yr

     @_ We do support deactivation with no time limit!

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     yr (_@abolish.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 09:14:10 JST yr

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     @dansup third option is implement a deactivation period, and offer or require a deactivation before deletion. this is how ig and twitter do it i think

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     yr (_@abolish.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 09:14:19 JST yr

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     @dansup i guess ultimately, anyone with access to the account's associated email has power out of your hands anyway, so 1 or just same-email requirement may be fine.

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     yr (_@abolish.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 09:14:30 JST yr

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     @dansup i would say -

     1. require same email/password. this may not be possible by retention laws, and this is risky due to password leaks in the case of re-use.

     2. require an OTP issued at time of deletion. this would frustrate recreation by anyone who didn't conduct the deletion, but it enhances unauthorized grief deletions, and users are unlikely to actually save the OTP.

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     yr (_@abolish.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 09:14:35 JST yr

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     @dansup this is a security/impersonation risk. if you do this, you should make them reclaimable only under specific restrictions, otherwise it's pretty dangerous.

     and watch out for things like delivery of inbox items that were pending or attempted during the deletion window, or resumption of any private access in either direction. those should probably not be available to recreated accounts.

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     Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖 (rockylhotka@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 13:20:34 JST Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖

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     @dansup I just wish I could use the pixel fed android app to post photos, but it says pixelfed.social is running an old version of the software 😔

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 13:20:34 JST dansup

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     • Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖

     @rockylhotka Where did you get the app from? We have an updated build on our F-Droid and https://play.google.com/apps/testing/com.pixelfed

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     dansup (dansup@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 13:28:17 JST dansup

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     • Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖

     @rockylhotka You can download it once you join the beta,

     https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelfed

     You should uninstall the currently installed Pixelfed app first!

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     Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖 (rockylhotka@fosstodon.org)'s status on Sunday, 04-Aug-2024 13:28:18 JST Rocky Lhotka 🤘🖖

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     @dansup I was installing it from GitHub I think. I just registered for the test app install, so once it is available I'll get it automatically?