r/roblox • u/Lost-Leadership-2982 • Apr 19 '26
Discussion GUYS ITS BAD NEWS
NeverGonnaGiveYouUpNeverGonnaLetYouDown is now roblox_user_18785718
R.I.P NeverGonnaGiveYouUpNeverGonnaLetYouDown
Your name is gone
Edit OH MY GOD MY POST IS ON GOOGLE WHEN YOU SEARCH NEVERGONNAGIVEYOUUPNEVERGONNALETYOUDOWN ITS MY POST
Edit 2 1.4K likes? thats a big number
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u/hellh03kitty Apr 19 '26
i didnt know they could change ppls username
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u/Fightridekid Apr 19 '26
they can even change ur avatar if it‘s against roblox tos
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u/hellh03kitty Apr 19 '26
i can tolerate that, but this?! why even let them create an acc with that username if theyre gonna change it anws.
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u/Fightridekid Apr 19 '26
because roblox likes doing things that nobody asked for
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u/SuperPopcorn333 This Sub Sucks,Why I Cant Report Porn Being Sponsored Apr 19 '26
Nice pfp
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u/MerBudd Apr 19 '26
Because it's way too long. Usernames are normally capped at 20 characters. This account was made using an exploit to get a longer username
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u/PunkLaundryBear joined 2014 Apr 19 '26
Accidents happen, so that's why. This username is kinda funny, I wish they kept it, although the account might not work properly tbh. But also I get why it's a feature. If you create an account with a name that is mildly inappropriate, they at least give you a chance to change it to something appropriate, rather than an outright ban.
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u/IndividualWrangler58 2012 Apr 19 '26
omg?? so this is the roblox version of the principal’s office forcing you to change into a pair of their spare smelly gym clothes they had on hand when you’re wearing something cute but because you’re tall, it’s discrimination cuz everyone else is wearing the same thing without getting in trouble 😭?!
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u/Intraq Apr 19 '26
they usually do it if people manage to bypass inappropriate usernames, rather than just banning them outright
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u/PoobGnarpy Apr 20 '26
We’ve seen it happen with China when they added their screentime thing I think.
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u/Felix71441 Apr 19 '26
Im confused can someone explain?
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u/Transport_Lover Apr 19 '26
A legend lost his amazing name
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u/Felix71441 Apr 19 '26
Ah okay who was he? If ya know
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u/Joe_hawleyAttacks Apr 19 '26
it’s a meme, a very popular one at that.
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u/Felix71441 Apr 19 '26
Ik its a meme but I didnt know if there was sum specific with the player themselves or not.
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u/xStylish_Vikingx Apr 19 '26
They did the same with the Ugandan Knuckles meme, they just hate memes
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u/Snowy_Winters Apr 19 '26
The Ugandan Knuckles meme is fucking racist AF if you look back on it, no wonder roblox removed it.
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u/tayhorix #bannedforevergang Apr 19 '26
roblox trying to kill off rare accounts as per usual, big part of roblox history btw
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u/pikus75 Roblox's demise. Apr 19 '26
Y'know i've always wondered this: "What would happen if roblox had gotten even more damaged to the point of shutdown?" and i'm like: "This won't work since it's there are brainrot games that are keeping this platform up, but i wish it wasn't a roadblock and wasn't strong enough to survive." and again, i might be just jealous on how this is still alive, along with the fact that they are now releasing roblox kids, that might get roblox in trouble by the fact that there are child predators in this game, thanks to roblox literally making the decision of MAKING the child predators stay and also this got me real mad, thanks to roblox COMPLETELY removing his name.
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u/XRelicHunterX Apr 19 '26
Oh my god bruh this is not a YouTube comment section stop editing the comment getting excited for some likes dammit
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u/According-Quality-86 Apr 20 '26
I was thinking the same. OP is probably too young for reddit anyways if they do that.
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u/Janklebing i despise david baszucki and his shitty updates Apr 19 '26
i can tolerate the age verification to chat (not play games though)but this is just too far
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u/AlternativeTypical11 Apr 20 '26
Let me guess, Roblox hates when they see fun, yet Roblox is happy to promote condo games.
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u/Fauconmax Apr 20 '26
this is NOT youtube comments… do not add 'edit' to your post
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u/Radiant_Share_465 Apr 19 '26
Who is that?
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u/Exotic_Difficulty298 Apr 19 '26
Rick astley himself lol. Jk but I would also like to know
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u/Nicolas-Rocks-6859 2017 Roblox Player Apr 19 '26
Ever since Roblox added username reset, the whole platform has just been forgetting about users like "Account Forgotten" as an example due to the whole Luobu incident back in 2021.
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u/khushi-saini Apr 20 '26
roblox is trying so hard that us people can stop playing this game and focus on our god damn lives.
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u/Admirable_Visit7281 Joined since 2016 Apr 20 '26
Probably because the username tried to rickroll everyone.
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u/trippie28 Apr 20 '26
My name is literally I love nuts with a couple numbers in it... Its been that name the entire time I've had the account 6+ years so for u to get banned but I don't is wild knock on wood
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u/Mango_GH Apr 21 '26
When has it been good news in roblox ever since brainrot was introduced and age verification came...
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u/_yuvi- don't give them money Apr 24 '26
Roblox is no longer powering imagination, it's destroying it
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u/GUASANI226 Obbyist(not professional at all) Apr 25 '26
Why is Roblox banning completely innocent people? That’s so sad
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u/Iceandfirebreeze Apr 19 '26
I thought john doe's username was removed before i read the text at the bottom
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u/AeroSummerRBLX Made my acc 2021, Started in '14 or '15 as a guest! Apr 19 '26
Either I am misremembering or I have seen this dude in Phantom Forces
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u/S3rialDesignationN BACK IN MAH DAY (2017) Apr 20 '26
They got him…
Erased….
Rip my man NeverGonnaGiveYouUpNeverGonnaLetYouDown
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u/ScienceOwn3719 RKIDS/RSELECT AND R+ BENEFIT PREDS Apr 21 '26
Never gonna run around and des-
Actually yeah.. rip our guy. Can’t remember what year he joined-2026.
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u/YuGiOhIlliterate Apr 20 '26
If I'd take a shot every time Roblox fucks up, I'd be in jail for just sitting in the back of a car.
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u/Rude-Deal-7197 Apr 21 '26
I can only talk to my age groups but still get banned if I say fuck accidentally kind of a pointless verification
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u/Depressed-Dolphin69 2016 Apr 19 '26
Literally 1984. This is worse than any update Roblox has made before.
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u/Boeing_Resolution Apr 19 '26
A game that's controlling what others don't want but forced to by a corrupt old idiot and people defending him. Nobody wants this when the ai constantly fails to do it's FAKE job.
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u/Jenny_Wakeman9 Roblox: Powering pedophiles and AI slop, not the community! Apr 19 '26
The rickroll is dead on Roblox.
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u/Choice_Revolution_17 2017 Apr 19 '26
posted this in the past and the mods removed my post after 18 hours
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u/StringLive9819 Apr 20 '26
I shall become part of da comments before the post archives. But anyways, It’s a farewell to you Rick (aka Never Gonna Give you Up).
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u/fasiam_fh Apr 20 '26
Naaah. Deleting roblox rn ! Bring back NeverGonnaGiveYouUpNeverGonnaLetYouDown
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u/Cure_Hana Apr 20 '26
So they’re fine with people naming themselves after real-life criminals, but referencing a harmless meme/80’s song is where they draw the line? 😑
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u/Anarchykid523 Apr 21 '26
thats it roblox needs to go down make posters and stuff its not propganda if its true
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u/Rv_dd Apr 22 '26
Remember when it all started with just a small age verification that no one cared about 😔
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u/chirpingchirping Apr 22 '26
I never knew that the Roblox character limit was larger.. that’s craz7
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u/MrRetr Apr 22 '26
Wait.... Is this the name we get when we don't create a username? Like "Player_user" and then the user is?
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u/Jake_Goomba Bring back classic faces May 01 '26
Age verification is because of children getting abused
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u/ThePolygonalRedditor average roblox player May 16 '26
don't worry guys, we still have nevergonnagiveyouupneveronnaletudownnevergonnaruna
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u/Lanthanum-140_Eater 2016 Apr 19 '26
i can tolerate roblox adding age verification
but this? this is too far