Progress.

3300 players!!! Soon we will see 10 000. Then 100 000, later 1 000 000, then 1 000 000 000, 10 000 000 000, until everybody will play on Lichess. We will become a monopoly!

Ask them how many accounts there are. I think I worked out once that, according to the official figures (when they used to be published) there would be more accounts than European citizens within 5 years :D

There will be more accounts, and there will be more accounts. And one day, they will create so many accounts IT WILL DESTROY THEM ALL!!!1!1!

(In all seriousness, how scalable is the current system?)

Viva la revolución!

They need to recycle accounts at some point or all the decent names will be gone. I made about 20 choices before I found one that wasn't taken - mainly by a closed account.

After a year maximum of an account's closure, the name should go back into circulation.

In addition, they should have an email confirmation system to slow down cheats and multiple account holders. All people caught cheating on a second account should be IP banned. AND WE SHOULD HAVE OUR RATINGS given back to us. Sod glicko2.

Womble said: "After a year maximum of an account's closure, the name should go back into circulation."

Yes, I tried to get the name Dionysus (without god) but it was taken by THIS GUY who has only played 2 games and is a "Member since Jan 13, 2012" :(

Oh you are saying after it's closed. That makes more sense.

I kind of think that accounts should auto close after a year of not being used if they've not been accessed at all.

Yes I agree. Also I got to have my account name on the first try, lucky me.