it's an old thread, yes, and a new one probably should have been made, so i'd like to remind the person who bumped it to not go seeking out topics to bump
however, as the bump has led to actual revitalized discussion among multiple members, i will allow the topic to continue discussing powerups...
counterpoint: kaptain skurvy scarfed the peaks of kilimanjaro, merlin's crystal ball, the crown jewels, and a pharaoh's mummy
he could give her a run for her money
I locked it because at the time I locked it, it looked like the thread was already going down the same path that had led me to step in the first time. It seemed safer from a moderator perspective to lock it and prevent the arguments.
also "took longer to get locked" 90% of the time is because...
belated but it's what Uniju said. usernames are designed so that you can't take them if someone else did. this is to prevent, say, porple changing his name and then someone else changing to porplemontage to impersonate him, that sort of deal
It actually does already, as far as I can tell. Go to your profile, hit the clock next to your username, and then do See More. It brings up the old Previous Usernames menu.