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*'''Disallow''' Too similar to Can't sleep Clown will eat me. Any name resembling a vandal blocking admin's username could be an attack one. --]<sup><]·]·]></sup> 01:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC) | *'''Disallow''' Too similar to Can't sleep Clown will eat me. Any name resembling a vandal blocking admin's username could be an attack one. --]<sup><]·]·]></sup> 01:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC) | ||
*'''Decision pending''' the outcome of a CheckUser review. ] 01:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC) | *'''Decision pending''' the outcome of a CheckUser review. ] 01:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC) | ||
*Hi folks, friendly neighborhood checkuser here! The user in question is also the proud owner of {{vandal|CBDrunkerson}} |
*Hi folks, friendly neighborhood checkuser here! The user in question is also the proud owner of {{vandal|CBDrunkerson}} and {{vandal|Powerrangerbuster}}. I hope this clarifies matters. Cheerio, ] ] 01:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC) | ||
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Jimbobbowilly (talk · contribs)
Jimbo meets Willy? --BigDT 21:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow. Why Not? Zbl 22:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Very very weak allow. The words Jimbo and Willy in one username should set all alarm bells ringing. But the chance that this user is simply called Jim Bob Bowilly is, however small, too big to block. Allow for now, but indefblock immediately if this turns out to be a vandal. Aecis 22:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Is 'Bowilly' a real surname? "Mr Bowilly" get no ghits and neither does combining Bowilly with common first names... WjBscribe 22:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I come across Al Bowilly often, but that is probably a typo for singer Al Bowlly. Aecis 23:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the user really is named Jimbob Bowilly, then he has the coolest name of all time. --BigDT 23:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow. Using the name of Jimbo and that of a notorious vandal in one username is just too much. Asking for a rename is not that big a deal. WjBscribe 22:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- That's right, I forgot about WoW... I'm removing my vote for now. // DecaimientoPoético 22:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow per WJBscribe. NikoSilver 22:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow - at least ask first. If they claim it is meant that way then it should be diasllowed. However, the extra b's in the middle concern me. COuld be read as jimbob bo willy, or some other name. I think we jumped the gun because it starts with jimbo. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 23:03, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow, almost certainly a combination of Jimbo, and Willy, and maybe a dash of Bobabobabo. Proto ► 23:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow. I hear sirens in my head. This is too much to be coincidence. — coelacan talk — 00:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow: Would you have objected if he'd CamelCapped it as JimBobBoWilly? Would Jamesrobertbeauregardwilliam be better, or too "lengthy" under whatever standard we're using this hour? -- Ben 00:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow It looks like a nonsensical name to me. Were it Jimbobbowheels, that'd be quite suggestive, but I'm not quite convinced by Jimbobbowilly. ShadowHalo 01:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow using a prolific vandals name and a long standing editors name in the same username is a violation of the WP:U policy "Usernames that give the impression that you intend to cause trouble, such as "Vandal", "Hacker", "H4X0E", "Spammer", "Troll", or "on Wheels". This includes names that may refer to malware, such as "Virus" or "Trojan horse"." Lets not forget that "on Wheels" addition is due to Willy, the vandal in question. InBC 01:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- They chose to bar "on Wheels" and chose not to bar "Willy", a common form of a very common given name. Willy Ley, Willy Brandt, Willy Kan, Willy DeVille, etc. Are you going to block every "Willy" from Misplaced Pages? -- Ben 01:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- And you don't find the use of Jimbo's name a little suspicious? I very much doubt this is a coincidence. That being said, the I think the user should be blocked with the assumption of good faith. Even if it is a coincidence it still "gives the impression that you intend to cause trouble" to those familiar with those two names, which is most people who have been here a while. I have no problem with "Willy DeVille", but "HighInBCBoWilly", or "ShadowHaloBoWilly", crosses the line. InBC 01:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Nixon,Richard (talk · contribs)
How recently deceased is too recent? --BigDT 21:19, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow - 5-10 years, maybe? Whatever the case, Nixon died over 10 years ago, so it should be fine. // DecaimientoPoético 21:22, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Comment Nixon died in 1994. Still, I'd say allow. Coemgenus 21:23, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow "Richard" and "Nixon" are both fairly common names, and he died long enough ago to avoid any confusion. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Might be harsh, but I would disallow because the historical personality is so famous and controversial. WP:U says "Misplaced Pages recommends that users avoid .. names of politicians" (and it doesn't say that only applies to living ones). Although there is a Richard Nixon (talk · contribs) with no edits who has not been blocked. Sam Blacketer 21:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow Could be his name. Planetary Chaos Talk to me 21:42, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- My name could be George W Bush. --BigDT 21:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow from WP:U: "Misplaced Pages recommends that users avoid names of politicians, military or religious figures, movements, or events" This is no better than the name of a political party. InBC 21:54, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Weak Disallow, and "weak" only because I really really hate to disallow. Not only a name of a politician, but one about whom feelings still run very hot, either side. -- Ben 21:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow per HighInBC and Ben. Names of politicians are problematic and there are still very stong feelings around about Nixon. WjBscribe 22:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow Jesus could be the first name of a Spaniard as well but as per WJBscribe, it can be prolematic. -- FayssalF - 22:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow Last check, this was a politician. Kukini 22:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow, unless proven beyond any doubt that it is the user's real name. NikoSilver 22:55, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow - unless it can be proven that it is his real name. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 22:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
My foot is caught in the shoe washer (talk · contribs)
Username blocked by Betacommand. I do not see how the user name is inappropriate, although the username might indicate a sockpuppet. Aecis 21:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Slightly less flabbergasted allow A bit on the lengthy side, but other than that, fine. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:45, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow - extremely lengthy names are not permitted. --BigDT 21:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- That's "extremely lengthy"? My mother's maiden name is longer than that! -- Ben 21:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow. Per WP:U. Planetary Chaos Talk to me 21:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- What part of WP:U? -- Ben 21:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow, no particular WP:U violation either apparent or specified by the blocking admin. -- Ben 21:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
Disallow per this part of WP:U: "Extremely lengthy usernames" are inappropriate.Coemgenus 21:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- It's a short declarative sentence, short enough to be easy to remember, and certainly gives a memorable image. I don't think 36 characters (including spaces) is "extremely long". Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch might be, but the village exists and so does the Misplaced Pages article. "My foot is caught in the shoe washer" is short and easy by comparison. -- Ben 22:07, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- You're right. It's not extremely long. I'll change to allow. Coemgenus 22:18, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow. This is just on the side of not being excessively long. Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg (talk · contribs) has two characters more in his name and has not been blocked. Sam Blacketer 22:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow I am pretty sure we have an admin named after a harry potter character with a longer name. Though the user should pick a shorter signature. InBC 22:12, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- So let's not act
headlesslyheedlessly, nor nearly so. -- Ben 22:18, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- So let's not act
- Oh, User:Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington has 4 characters less, I still think it is short enough. InBC 22:16, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Now don't talk about Nick being shorter, it's rude to discuss
semidecapitationsinfirmities. -- Ben 22:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Now don't talk about Nick being shorter, it's rude to discuss
- I blocked for the length. if 32+ isnt enough what is that point? Betacommand 22:24, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- This is certainly an understandable block on your part. To answer you question, the WP:U policy does not specify the length, so consensus must decide. I think Ben makes a good point above. InBC 22:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- wen need to set a length to that th length issue will not come up again. Betacommand 22:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If there is a consensus to do this, then we should petition the developers to put a technical limit on the length of names. I would support such a policy addition, within reason. InBC 00:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Well I'm going to shout out a 30 character limit (to new users only), would you like me to propose it? RyanPostlethwaite 00:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Frankly, no, thank you. -- Ben 01:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Well I'm going to shout out a 30 character limit (to new users only), would you like me to propose it? RyanPostlethwaite 00:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- This is certainly an understandable block on your part. To answer you question, the WP:U policy does not specify the length, so consensus must decide. I think Ben makes a good point above. InBC 22:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow This one reminds me of a rather humorous username of someone with clown-fears. Kukini 22:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow - as previously stated, there is an admin with a name just as long. I dont see a wp:username violation here. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 22:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow Reminds me of the annoying emo songs with long titles. On any account, it's easy enough to remember, unlike a random string of symbols of the same length or the preamble of the U.S. Constitution. ShadowHalo 22:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow and don't press "wash now". NikoSilver 22:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow - too long, uncool. The Behnam 23:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Comment - If coolness, or the lack thereof, is a new reason for blocking usernames...we're going to be much busier here in the next few weeks. --Onorem 23:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Obviously, my main objection was the length. But a Coolness factor would make things much easier for many cases, wouldn't it? Perhaps this ought to be a proposal... The Behnam 23:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Uh oh...if coolness is a new criterion, I am in serious trouble. Kukini 00:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- No you wouldn't as signature would be taken into account as well! RyanPostlethwaite 00:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Were it not so pointy, I'd totally drag Jimbo here for not having a cool enough username. ShadowHalo 00:40, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- No you wouldn't as signature would be taken into account as well! RyanPostlethwaite 00:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Uh oh...if coolness is a new criterion, I am in serious trouble. Kukini 00:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Obviously, my main objection was the length. But a Coolness factor would make things much easier for many cases, wouldn't it? Perhaps this ought to be a proposal... The Behnam 23:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Comment - If coolness, or the lack thereof, is a new reason for blocking usernames...we're going to be much busier here in the next few weeks. --Onorem 23:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow, and unblock. Lunacy. Proto ► 00:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow, as it's not absurdly long and at this time I don't think it was an attempt to be a jerk. — coelacan talk — 00:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow unlikely to be confused, and assume good faith. Viridae 01:25, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
XxMiss WikipediaxX (talk · contribs)
XxMiss WikipediaxX (talk · contribs) seems to claim some sort of official status (winner of the Misplaced Pages beauty pageant?). Sam Blacketer 22:57, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I would have already blocked but with the RFC issues.... Betacommand 23:00, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow - User name contains "Misplaced Pages." // DecaimientoPoético 23:01, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Now written into policy per Jimbo - Disallow. Good work Betacommand RyanPostlethwaite 23:02, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- "Good work"... Is that sarcasm? // DecaimientoPoético 23:04, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- No not at all, I think he's taken an active step to address everyones concerns RyanPostlethwaite 23:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- That was my interpretation of the comment. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 23:05, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Oh, okay. I wasn't trying to be disrespectful or anything, I was just curious. // DecaimientoPoético 23:08, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow, but we should definitely start that contest. :-D NikoSilver 23:10, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the vandals have their way, she'll end up being crowned Mr. Misplaced Pages. ShadowHalo 23:14, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow! - Are they playing games with this? All of a sudden a bunch of names with "Misplaced Pages" have appeared! The Behnam 23:23, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow - With the new policy, is there a need for comments? --Onorem 23:27, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Obvious disallow. Misplaced Pages is a trademarked name. No objections to a contest though ;) Aecis 23:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow There she goes...Miss Misplaced Pages!!!! (singing poorly) Kukini 00:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow missed the cutoff time for this rule by 2 hours and 3 minutes. Besides, the name indicates to me that the user one some sort of a Misplaced Pages contest. InBC 00:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow too simiar to User:Wikipediatrix. --w 01:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
Can't sleep, Zordon will teleport me (talk · contribs)
Blocked by Bbatsell (talk · contribs) as an imposter of his friend, Can't sleep clown will eat me. Except for the prefix, the names are not related. Does the clown user own the "Can't sleep" prefix? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.135.51.149 (talk • contribs)
- Disallow for a clear case of 'passing off'. Sam Blacketer 23:09, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse block, the name is way too similar to that of Can't sleep. If the user behind ...Zordon is good faith, he or she can request a username change. Aecis 23:09, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow A parody of the famous Simpsons quote likely unrelated to the admin. ShadowHalo 23:11, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- The only problem is that the quote itself is already used by the admin, and that this name is very similar. Both use "Can't sleep, X will Y me." Even if the similarity is coincidental, it is enough ground for a username block. Aecis 23:13, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I think it's mainly a problem if people will confuse the two. I find it unlikely that people will get confused with two major words changed. ShadowHalo 23:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Per BigDT below: go to Special:Listusers and type CSCWEM's name. There are 144 similar accounts, all blocked as impersonators (most original impersonator: User:Can't peep, frown will greet me). I doubt the similarity between the above account and CSCWEM is coincidence. Aecis 23:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I think it's mainly a problem if people will confuse the two. I find it unlikely that people will get confused with two major words changed. ShadowHalo 23:20, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow, block only if the user commits vandalisim, etc. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.135.51.149 (talk • contribs)
- Allow - There may be similarities between the names, but they are sufficiently different that nobody should ever be able to confuse the two. --Onorem 23:19, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- No way in heck - go to special:listusers and enter "Can't sleep". CSCWEM gets lots of ... umm ... fans. The user is obviously aware of CSCWEM's name and there is no logical reason to exempt this name from the policy against creating names similar to those of long-time users. --BigDT 23:26, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the user is going to be disruptive, they'll be blocked soon enough for that. Can there never be another name that begins with "Can't sleep" because we have one established user whose username starts with that? It looks like most of the names have "clown" or something offensive as another part of their name. --Onorem 23:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the user were "Can't sleep tonight" or "Can't ever sleep" or "Can't sleep with her" or "Couldn't sleep last night" ... ok ... but "Can't sleep X will X me" - no. --BigDT 00:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Note that this user denied the unblock request, checking the talk page. NoInsurance (chat?) 00:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the user were "Can't sleep tonight" or "Can't ever sleep" or "Can't sleep with her" or "Couldn't sleep last night" ... ok ... but "Can't sleep X will X me" - no. --BigDT 00:05, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Is 12.135.51.149 the same as Zordon? ShadowHalo 23:39, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- If the user is going to be disruptive, they'll be blocked soon enough for that. Can there never be another name that begins with "Can't sleep" because we have one established user whose username starts with that? It looks like most of the names have "clown" or something offensive as another part of their name. --Onorem 23:43, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Endorse Block - too similar a patter to CSCWEM. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 23:37, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow The "Can't sleep..." bit is very common. If our admin had created the phrase, this would be a different matter, but he didn't. EVula // talk // ☯ // 23:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I got beaten to asking here (had a repairman at the front door) — I blocked because CSCWEM is an admin, and I felt the possibility of confusion was too high. Obviously I'll unblock if the consensus is such, although my preferred course of action would be a username change. —bbatsell ¿? ✍ 23:55, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow, not that similar. Proto ► 00:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Strongly Allow, noting that virtually every "Can't sleep clown" username is blocked. I thought the "Can't sleep" prefix siginified vandalism, like the "on Wheels" suffix. But certainly "Can't sleep, clown will eat me" and "Can't sleep, Zordon will teleport me" are different beyond the CS prefix. BTW, when did the original "clown" join? NoInsurance (chat?) 00:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- November 2005. Aecis 00:30, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow. Too similar, sez I. I'm afraid CSCWEM got there first; I don't think other permutations can be dissimilar enough to not cause confusion on sight. — coelacan talk — 00:29, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow Too similar to Can't sleep Clown will eat me. Any name resembling a vandal blocking admin's username could be an attack one. --w 01:18, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Decision pending the outcome of a CheckUser review. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 01:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Hi folks, friendly neighborhood checkuser here! The user in question is also the proud owner of CBDrunkerson (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and Powerrangerbuster (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). I hope this clarifies matters. Cheerio, Mackensen (talk) 01:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
My name is Brian Wason.com (talk · contribs)
Blocked on site, although its got .com , its clearly not spam RyanPostlethwaite 23:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Allow A perfectly reasonable block, but there isn't such a website, so I lean to allow. ShadowHalo 23:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Copied from User talk:ryanpostlethwaite: I can see why this account was blocked, but the use of .com in itself is not explicitly forbidden in WP:USERNAME. It is only forbidden if it promotes a company or a website, and I don't think that's the case here. No opinion on the block though. Aecis 23:36, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- allow IF they change the name and remove the .com Betacommand 23:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Yeah, as I said, the .com bit is a bit controversial, but it isn't covered anywhere in WP:U RyanPostlethwaite 23:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- if we let any .com's through we will start down a very slippery slope of this isnt quite spam so we can allow it. I prefer to set a common standard and say no .com Betacommand 23:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with that. Some way to prevent .com usernames from being registered, like what was done with @'s previously, might be in order. Aecis 23:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- I'll second that. But we should write it into policy first RyanPostlethwaite 23:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Now proposed here as an addition to policy RyanPostlethwaite 23:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- if we let any .com's through we will start down a very slippery slope of this isnt quite spam so we can allow it. I prefer to set a common standard and say no .com Betacommand 23:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- disallow - No .com please. Every name I've ever seen with that in it, has been here to add external links to wikipedia. —— Eagle101 23:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow, per WP:U. Usernames that promote a company or website: Usernames of or closely resembling the names of companies, groups, or include the URL of a particular website are discouraged and may be blocked. Planetary Chaos Talk to me 00:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- What website does this sound like? RyanPostlethwaite 00:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- What about the good faith assumption that he is called Brian Wason? I think this username is too far away from www.wason.com RyanPostlethwaite 00:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Comment. I'm going to go out on a limb and say "closely resembling the names of companies" is not too far from wason.com Planetary Chaos Talk to me 00:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow. I agree with Beta that allowing this potentially opens a floodgate. If it's not in policy already, put it there quick. — coelacan talk — 00:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Comment Since this is already here and we know it's not a real site, I say we allow, especially since the username policy had nothing against dot coms. However, I fully support adding a rule against it and blocking it on sight (whether it's a real URL or not) since it's simply not practical to check each time or open up an RfC, and there are too many ways to get around the rules otherwise with minor spelling changes. ShadowHalo 00:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow Invite user to remove ".com" from the username. Kukini 00:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow The appearance of advertising is just as disruptive. InBC 00:55, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
- Disallow with new consensus based addition to WP:U RyanPostlethwaite 01:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)