The YWS Account Verification Fiasco

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On December 14, a new feature was introduced to YWS: account verification! A solution to a problem no one even thought of, this promised the ability to verify your account. After filling out a verification form that asked you, among other things, "Do you normally," with the responses, "Yes" and "Placeholder text for No," members were able to verify their accounts.

Only, that's not what happened...

Kelly Clarkson (originally posted under another name I now forget) is the first to get verified:
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Initial discovery
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The Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harris, then got herself verified:
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VP
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Not too far away was the President of the United States, Joe Biden!
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POTUS
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Celebrities were spotted:
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Celeb Spotted
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Taylor
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Shakira
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Aziz
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Pam
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The biggest celeb spotting of course was:
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THAT guy
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Wait, Jeff Bezos uses YWS?
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Bezos, I
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And he accused Samsung of being the Borg?
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Samsung
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Why is Scotland apologizing?
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Scotland
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Ultimately, I knew there was a problem when this happened:
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Oops
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Anyways, it's over now and I hope everyone had a bit of fun! For more information, see:
Introducing Account Verification (defunct)




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this is the saddest day of my life
In a shadow there is the blessing of a shadow.
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this was a chaotic day. i’m glad it’s over and i can recognize everyone again.
silliness is my specialty. :)




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this was FABULOUS XDD

also, @WeepingWisteria was the first to get verified, under the name Homer Simpson!

i've documented the name changes i was able to catch here -> The Username Change Log
mint, she/her


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=D



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