To be clear, some really great community members have these names, but they’re everywhere now. And with the right characters you can create some really annoying overlaps: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy/issues/3790

Enough of them floating around now that I’ll probably do a PR for my favorite client to filter them out.

  • If you’re that desperate to stand out

    Very interesting take IMO.

    I however see it as no different to setting a profile picture, a forum signature, or attaching an image inside a comment. It’s there to be customized

    If they get you annoyed to the extent that you’re blocking users… have you considered switching to a Lemmy client that doesn’t show display names?