Hi Doug I tried the process suggested by you and this is the reply that I got: ------------------------------------------------
Hi Vinayak Joshi, You can change your user name at any time here: http://admin.twitter.com/account/settings Your messages, replies and content will not be affected, but we do recommend that that you let your followers know about the name change with a tweet. Twitter is not currently releasing inactive user names. Unless your user name issue involves Terms of Service violations, you'll have to wait until all inactive user names are released. We're working on a better long term solution for this, and we should have more news soon. * If your user name request concerns impersonation, trademark infringement, copyright, or another Terms of Service violation, please submit a request to the Terms of Service group via the web form. Be sure to pick the right item from the drop down box for expedited help. Keep in mind that if there is no content and no intent to mislead, there is most likely no infringement. If you're unable to use our web form, please send your request to te...@twitter.com for help from our Terms of Service group. Thanks! Twitter Support ------------------------------------------------ What do we do now? Regards Vinayak On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:24 AM, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote: > Idle and deleted are the same in our process. So nine months of inactivity > (deletion, suspension, or date of last login/tweet) is required before we > release a screen name. > > Thanks, > Doug > > > > > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:49 AM, sull <sullele...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> 9 months? wow. >> What about reported spammers/squatters? >> Do you look at analytics of signups to see if automated software was >> involved? >> Do you cross-check email domains used? >> >> So an account that has been sitting idle since 2007 with a single post >> that might get deleted at some point will get an additional 9 months >> to reclaim it and sit on it for another x months/years? >> >> >> On Jun 24, 2:36 pm, Doug Williams <d...@twitter.com> wrote: >> > No, we do not delete the ID in the system. We will release the >> screen_name >> > after a 9 month grace period (to allow the user to reclaim the >> screen_name) >> > before recycling it to the public. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Doug >> > >> > On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 11:13 AM, TechRavingMad < >> techraving...@gmail.com>wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > > When you do delete, do you just delete the username and leave the ID >> > > as deleted status? >> > >> > > I guess basically what I'm asking is that you don't recycle user ID's >> > > do you? >> > >
