#oldhandle
def newHandle(oldHandle):
from random import randint
extra = randint(10000000,99999999)
newH = oldHandle + str(extra)
return newH

>> newHandle(“x”)
x12345678
July 26, 2023 at 1:26 PM
also worth noting: it's a fine idea to still keep your "@(oldhandle).bsky.social" account that you used before switching to using domains.

I've heard that otherwise, impersonators could, and sometimes have, snagged them!
December 11, 2024 at 6:54 PM
That your oldhandle @empresscreature.bsky.social ?
April 22, 2026 at 4:16 PM
there is an underlying thing where folks feel they need to get in and reserve <oldhandle>.bsky.social ASAP, like every other namespace
in our opinion domain handles make this obsolete. but not for us to decide that this impulse is "wrong", they may know best
April 30, 2023 at 11:30 PM
Partners keep saying Minecraft is deadnaming me because every time I join it says SarthaThrace (formerly known as OldHandle)
July 5, 2026 at 5:31 PM