Of all the things ever done on this site, I think this one is my favorite. It really is above and beyond and incredibly thoughtful. It is good to know they aren't forgotten.

That is a comfort to those left behind. Thank you.

A sweet gesture (though now I'm really sad because it seems like a lot of people here have friends who have passed on).

Though if I die while still on Subeta I'd prefer that all my shit got thrown in the Donation Corner and my username put up for grabs, but I've always been pretty blasé about my own death.

Thanks for this. :)

This makes me happy :)

Good to know that Hope's is safe.

Thanks!

I'm curious about how it's confirmed that a user is dead as well

Especially considering I fear a friend of mine has passed, but I don't think anyone knows for sure. (Internet friends are hard.)

Thank you so much. ;u;

Thank you for this, my very first friend on Subeta passed away a couple years ago now I think... and it's nice to know that her account will stand as a memorial.

This is really sweet but will there be a way we can opt out of this while we are alive? Personally, like I'm also quite blase about my death and I'd rather someone else could enjoy my pets names/username since I won't be able to use them myself where I'm going anyhow!

This is a wonderful, kind and considerate thing to do.

See? Good things happen here. : )

Thank you very much for both updates ❤ It's a very nice addition.

I really, really love 's suggestion about the pet names. I know I can't expect that Hope's pet names won't be taken by others, but all of her pets represented such personal stories to her, and very meaningful aspects of her life. If would be great if her friends could still go visit those pets to see/remember those parts of her, and the pet's names not be PetName_45346 or whatever. If it could just be Petname* or something less painful. I know this might not be an issue that is easily understandable who hasn't lost someone to whom they were very close with here on Subeta (and/or real life), but being able to still have so much of them onsite can be, at times, a great comfort. We still have part of our friend here with us. So a small, less obvious reminder that the rest of the world has moved on, and that our friend's pet names have cleared, would really make some of us feel better. Another friend of hers and I were just talking about this last night, actually.

Thank you for this, a very sweet thing to do.

Hmm I know it seems impossible but if friends of those users who passed away, perhaps if you have room, you could take the cleared names and remake the pets and keep them as tributes? I know it seems unlikely but just an idea to help if you feel bad at seeing the pet names being taken by others.

- Thank you for this. It's so much nicer to know my friends will always be here without having to fret each year

I'm on the fence with you over the pet names too. I can understand not having lots of pet names tied up forever though I am also sad to see my friend's pet names reappropriated, especially the ones I gave her and I loved knowing she would always own me (well the pet with my UN).

I also agree some thing like an asterisk next to the petname once it has been 'taken' would be alot better than the underscore and random numbers.

I think this is really sweet. Thank you. ♥

I love this idea. The pets still stay meaningful without the tacky numbers and at least then it's clear that the user had the original name and didn't adopt the pet that way or had the name snatched up in the past.

I'd also be down for doing that with the usernames.

I am for sure curious about any verifications done.... I find it hard to come up with anything that would be sufficient to distinguish an inactive user from a potentially deceased one.

I guess it could always be reverted but then that brings back issues with hoaxes and the like.

It's a nice idea, I'm just rather unsure about the implementation.

Thank you so much . I know you put a lot of thought into how to handle this, and you have done so with much sensitivity. It is hard not to become attached to people here, their user names and their profiles. They are something we can hold onto in their memory when they pass. I personally really appreciate this and thank you and all who helped work this out.