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内容总结：

社交媒体平台X（原推特）近日正式向所有Premium+付费用户开放用户名交易市场。这项功能允许用户申请此前因账户长期未活跃而被系统保留的稀缺用户名，但实际使用过程中存在诸多限制和争议。

根据平台规则，用户名被划分为"优先"和"稀有"两类。前者宣称旨在让用户获得与真实姓名更匹配的用户名，后者则被定义为"最具价值"的简短词汇或流行用语。然而在实际测试中，即便是普通英文姓名也可能被系统归类为"稀有"用户名。申请"稀有"用户名需进入等候名单，未来可能通过"基于贡献的免费申请系统"发放，部分特别抢手的用户名则将以2,500美元至七位数不等的高价定向邀约出售。

值得关注的是，平台为用户名使用设置了严苛的持续活跃条款：用户必须维持每年395美元或每月40美元的会员订阅，定期发布原创内容，保持每月至少登录一次，且使用方式需符合平台社区精神。条款中明确"X平台保留收回任何用户名的权利"，这一规定此前已在@X等知名用户名回收事件中得以体现。

尽管系统显示@elonfarts等趣味用户名可供申请，但用户终身仅能提交一次"优先"用户名申请。考虑到平台模糊的审核标准、严格的使用要求及潜在的高昂成本，许多用户对参与此项新功能持谨慎态度。有用户表示，与其冒险申请新用户名，不如继续使用已沿用16年的原有账号更为稳妥。

中文翻译：

X平台（原推特）的账号交易市场已正式开放——只要你愿意付费，就能发现一些…耐人寻味的账号名称。
比如我可以申请注册@elonfarts这个账号，却无法获取@karissa。

上月预告将推出“闲置账号回收”交易市场后，X平台现已向所有Premium+会员开放此功能。订阅者可申请此前因原账号长期未活跃而被冻结的稀缺账号名称。

该市场提供“优先”与“稀有”两类账号。官方称“优先账号”旨在让用户获得与本人姓名更契合的标识，但实际分类标准令人费解。我每月支付40美元订阅费后，搜索@kbell和@karissa均被判定为“稀有账号”而无法获取，仅能登记意向并简述申请理由。

平台将稀有账号定义为“最具价值名称——通常是单词、俚语或短字符组合”。据我检索，未来可能释放的稀有账号包括@memelord、@phone、@gr0k和@AIchat等，但具体获取机制尚不明确。X表示观察列表中的账号“可能通过公开投放释放，用户可通过资质审核系统免费申请”，同时特别抢手的账号将采用邀请制购买，价格“从2500美元至七位数美元不等”。

经过一番浏览，我确实发现若干当前可申请的“优先账号”，包括@six_seven、@elonfarts、@grokfacts和@kbchat等趣味选项。坦白说这些名称都颇具吸引力，不过我对@elonfarts或@grokfacts能否通过审核存疑。选择必须慎之又慎，因为平台限定每个账户终生仅能申请一次优先账号。

整个流程还附带严苛条款：除维持每月40美元或每年395美元的Premium+订阅外，用户必须遵守《账号维护准则》：

• 定期创作内容。若账号活跃但对应账号名称处于闲置状态（例如极少发布原创或互动内容），X有权收回该账号
• 使用方式需体现平台参与精神。这意味着要积极回复、转推、参与话题讨论，共建活跃的内容社区
• 保证每月至少有一次设备登录记录

条款更明确指出“X平台保留收回任何账号的所有权”，这绝非虚言。该平台素有强行回收活跃用户心仪账号的历史，最著名的案例当属@X账号的易主。

权衡种种限制，我最终未申请任何已发现的“优先账号”。或许继续使用十六年来不变的@karissabe才是明智之选——这个账号与我那被判定为“稀有”的本名仅两字母之差，更重要的是，它能让我省下额外开支。

英文来源：

X's handle marketplace is open and there are some... interesting names if you're willing to pay
I can request @elonfarts but not @karissa.
After previewing its plans to open a marketplace to "redistribute" dormant handles last month, X has made the feature available to all Premium+ subscribers on the platform. The feature allows subscribers to request new handles that up to now have been unavailable because they belonged to accounts that have since become inactive.
The marketplace offers two types of handles: "priority" and "rare." For priority handles, X has suggested the goal is to give people the chance to have a handle that more closely reflects their name. In practice, though, it's not at all clear how X is determining what's considered a "priority" versus a "rare" handle. I signed up for a $40/month subscription and searched for both @kbell and @karissa only to be told that both are considered "rare" and thus not available to me. I was able to "register" my "interest" in the names, and include a brief description of why I wanted the handles.
The company says that rare handles are "the most valuable" names and are "often words, slang, or containing few characters. Some options that may one day be available, according to my searching, include @memelord, @phone, @gr0k and @AIchat. The exact process for acquiring one of these, though, isn't exactly clear. X says that handles on your watchlist "may be released in a public drop where you, and others can apply to receive the handle for free via a merit based application system." The company has also said that it will make some especially sought-after handles available for purchase on an invitation-only basis, with prices "anywhere from $2,500 to over seven figures."
After a bit of perusing, I did find that there were a few entertaining options that are theoretically available now as "priority" handles, including @six_seven, @elonfarts, @grokfacts and @kbchat. Honestly, all of these were at least a little tempting, though I'm not at all confident X would approve @elonfarts or @grokfacts. You also have to consider these requests at least a little carefully because X is only giving users the ability to request one priority handle during the entire lifetime of their account.
There are also some significant strings attached to the whole process. In addition to being required to maintain a $40/month or $395/year Premium+ subscription, X has a rather strict set of rules for "maintaining your handle." These include:
-Create content regularly. If an account is active but the associated handle remains largely dormant – for example, where little or no original or engaging content is published – X may reclaim the handle.
-Use the handle in a way that reflects the spirit of participation and expression on X. That means active involvement in platform activities (replying, reposting, discussing topics) that help build a vibrant community for sharing ideas and expressions. X’s intent is to ensure that handles remain available for active voices and creators who help advance the mission of the platform, not for speculation or inactivity.
-Ensure regular activity on the platform, with a minimum of 1 device login within a 30 day period. For details, see our Inactive Account Policy.
The terms also state that "X owns and can reclaim any handle," which is more than theoretical. The company has a long history of commandeering desirable handles from users that were actively using them including, infamously, @X.
Given all that, I still have yet to follow through on requesting any of the available "priority" handles I've found. I might just stick with the same handle (@karissabe) I've been using for the last 16 years. It's only two letters off from the supposed "rare" variation of my first name only, and it won't cost anything extra to keep.