The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing commentsMy existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they arethey are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmationconfirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
The only problem with that exact implementation is that users do change their userid sometimes. Specifically my Meta userid changed when the cookies were stuffed and I attempted to login as a new user with a different expression of my OpenId.
By the time I was able to log in my Meta UserId had changed and both OpenIds were associated with the same account. (I received all my badges again at that moment too.)
But of course the whole site now associates my comments with the current userid i.e. My existing comments link to me and are not non-links like they are for deleted accounts. So this is probably not much of an extra consideration for them to cater for.
(BTW Further confirmation my Meta UserId was different as of 31 May.)
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