# Improve error message for reserved usernames

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-error-message-for-reserved-usernames/71425>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [10월 4, 2017, 9:00오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-error-message-for-reserved-usernames/71425 "2017-10-04T21:00:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![jordan1909](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9f8e36/32.png) [@jordan1909](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jordan1909)\
**Post date:** [10월 5, 2017, 4:47오후 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/improve-error-message-for-reserved-usernames/71425/3 "2017-10-05T16:47:42Z")

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@pfaffman

That would work however that would override a scenario when a username is in fact already taken.

We wouldn’t want to say username is taken when it just contains a reserved string.

For example:

jon is already in use but I updated that message. Jon now sees: Sorry, that username contains a reserved string

Get what I mean?

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