Old code comment: "NB: HN usernames are cAsE SensiTivE" 4 points by mankins 9mo ago ↗ HN In 10+ year old code I saw this comment that said HN usernames are case sensitive. It doesn't look like this is true anymore, thankfully. Can anyone confirm?
[–] al_borland 8mo ago ↗ https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mankinSandhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mankinasBoth lead to your profile. I suspect if they were case sensitive this wouldn’t be the case.
[–] Leftium 8mo ago ↗ I used to be unable to log in unless I entered my username with a capital L.I just tried with a lowercase L and it worked.
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Both lead to your profile. I suspect if they were case sensitive this wouldn’t be the case.
I just tried with a lowercase L and it worked.