I also have this problem and have gotten no response whatsoever from Twitter.
Here's the inactive account that I'd like to have: http://twitter.com/twilk -- Kyle Mulka Founder, Congo Labs http://twilk.com On Feb 10, 6:41 pm, Anil Chawla <ani...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, glad to know I'm not alone on this. I've looked at filing a > trademark but it is still frustrating to proceed through > lengthy/costly legal process in order to reclaim an inactive/spam > username -- especially for a completely free service. This entry in > the Twitter API FAQ is a glimmer of hope for app developers. I hope > someone at Twitter can help app developers get their specific > situation reviewed. In some cases, such as mine, it is an > all-around-win for the Twitter ecosystem to release these inactive > usernames. > > -Anil > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Aral Balkan <aralbal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had the same response :( > > Someone told me that the way to approach it may be to file a trademark > > dispute. This is what I'm going to be forced to do since it doesn't appear > > possible to talk to a human being at Twitter about this issue. > > All the best, > > Aral > > On Wed, Feb 10, 2010 at 6:04 PM, anilchawla <ani...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >> I develop and maintain a free Twitter application (http:// > >> tweetymail.com) and I am desperately trying to reclaim the inactive > >> 'tweetymail' username because it is causing confusion among my users. > >> I was not able to get anywhere with Twitter support, but I came across > >> this entry in the API FAQ: > > >>http://apiwiki.twitter.com/FAQ#HowcanIreclaimaninactiveTwitteraccount... > > >> I followed the instructions and emailed usern...@twitter.com. Five > >> minutes later, I received two simultaneous emails: 1) An automatic > >> notice indicating that support received my request, 2) An automatic > >> rejection indicating that Twitter is not releasing inactive usernames > >> at this time. > > >> Have any other app developers had success with this process? Is the > >> information on the FAQ still valid? Can someone from Twitter provide > >> an alternate avenue for app developers to have a request such as this > >> heard? > > >> The account I am seeking (http://twitter.com/tweetymail) has never > >> tweeted and has been inactive for at least 6 months. > > >> Thank you.
