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It would be nice if the old reserved .bsky.social profile URL automatically redirected to the new domain handle instead of a 404.

oh no mine was already claimed :(

Damn, mine was already taken :-(

I swapped and then swapped back. Is there a way to see for sure my other one is reserved (other than trying to create another account)? I don't see it in my profile anywhere

Yeah. I was going to make a second account to squat my own .bsky.social handle, but in the minute it took me to log out, create an account, and try to claim it—someone had already gotten it.

I think that should be fine, honestly! People with custom domains who've established themselves already are just that - established. I don't think anyone's gonna fall for someone posing as John Scalzi when the real deal's got hundreds of thousands of followers.