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Making usernames case-sensitive on GitHub is a solution because it increases the pool of unique usernames available, allowing users to differentiate themselves through capitalization (e.g., MSMcelod(your username) vs. msmcelod). This change reduces username squatting by providing more options and opportunities for users to find their desired usernames. But there are issues that i think may prevent it's implementation. Here are a few:
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I saw posts on username squatting, and related to it as the username I wanted was taken, I took the suggestion from Github on changing when making my account, but noticed that the user actually has a different username then the one I wanted. The Capitals are different. And the capitals are important. Changing to case sensitive seems like a good middle ground to allow users to have greater control over their username. It could be a matter of having the all the active user names come up in the search.
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