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to counter this, i prefer using my email. it's always unique and i don't need to make something up if my goto username is already taken.

Do you hate it because you end up having to type a longer username than you'd prefer? Or what?

i presume you use that to filter spam. you could always have your userid as your email where the email is always username+site@emailprovider.com

however, i have noticed some sites dont like the + which sucks because the spam model breaks down

right, I have that problem, remembering whether or not the site accepts the + as well as an issue with sites with long or weird to spell domain names.