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P.S. I had done similar for someone using profanity in their username in the week before, but I was more sure of myself on that one. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 07:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC) |
P.S. I had done similar for someone using profanity in their username in the week before, but I was more sure of myself on that one. --[[User:Paddy3118|Paddy3118]] 07:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC) |
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: Seems reasonable to me; a genuine contributor can just pick another user name (though if there's a way to send them a message explaining what you did and why, that perhaps ought to be used). I just wish that there was some way to stop the large-scale creation of usernames that is going on. Trouble is, I don't know how to do it without making things awkward for new contributors too. –[[User:Dkf|Donal Fellows]] 10:49, 20 August 2012 (UTC) |
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Revision as of 10:49, 20 August 2012
Acceptable usernames
This is a particular discussion thread among many which consider Rosetta Code.
This is a particular discussion thread among many which consider Rosetta Code.
Summary
What makes an acceptable user name for the site
Discussion
I have just blocked [1] as I thought that it might confuse users, especially casual readers of the site. They might confer special status on the username.
I did not set the "Prevent account creation" or the "Automatically block the last IP address used by this user, and any subsequent IP addresses they try to edit from" buttons in the hope that they will simply use another username.
What do you think makes a bad enough to ask someone to change, username? --Paddy3118 07:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
P.S. I had done similar for someone using profanity in their username in the week before, but I was more sure of myself on that one. --Paddy3118 07:39, 20 August 2012 (UTC)
- Seems reasonable to me; a genuine contributor can just pick another user name (though if there's a way to send them a message explaining what you did and why, that perhaps ought to be used). I just wish that there was some way to stop the large-scale creation of usernames that is going on. Trouble is, I don't know how to do it without making things awkward for new contributors too. –Donal Fellows 10:49, 20 August 2012 (UTC)