>From that message, our policy of releasing screen names has clearly changed. Do you have a trademark you are attempting to claim?
Thanks, Doug On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:12 AM, Vinayak Joshi <vinayak.jo...@gmail.com>wrote: > 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? >>> >> >> >
