# Invites assume user ID will be derived from email address

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-assume-user-id-will-be-derived-from-email-address/59870>\
**Category:** Feature\
**Created:** [Mars 25, 2017, 12:04 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-assume-user-id-will-be-derived-from-email-address/59870 "2017-03-25T00:04:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [Mars 25, 2017, 12:39 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/invites-assume-user-id-will-be-derived-from-email-address/59870/2 "2017-03-25T00:39:36Z")

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As of a few weeks ago, invitees can specify their username when accepting the invite – try it by sending an invite to one of your own email addresses.

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