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    4 days ago

    FYI, this is just default Reddit behaviour. If you login with a Google account (which I presume many do as it’s easy) If you register a new account, Reddit gives you a username in that format

    edit: fixed wrong info about google account

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      Not only Google. It just generates a name for you when you register that you can use if you want. I had some weird usernames like that because I wanted to have at least a bit of privacy. I just used the one it gave me.

      I just tried it and after verifying my 10minutemail email address it created the following username for me: https://i.imgur.com/Ap8qiGN.png

      Clicking the icon next to the username gives me these:

      • Amazing-Solution2835
      • Future_Tangelo_4501
      • Strange-Regret-2869
      • MeasurementBudget571
      • This_Hovercraft9372