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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>&lt;]&middot;]&middot;]&gt;</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>&lt;]&middot;]&middot;]&gt;</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}}, {{vandal|Powerrangerbuster}}. I hope this clarifies matters. Cheerio, ] ] 01:37, 20 February 2007 (UTC) *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)


== {{User|My name is Brian Wason.com}} == == {{User|My name is Brian Wason.com}} ==

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Jimbobbowilly (talk · contribs)

Jimbo meets Willy? --BigDT 21:17, 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 talk00:42, 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)
  • 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)

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)

That's "extremely lengthy"? My mother's maiden name is longer than that! -- Ben 21:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)
What part of WP:U? -- Ben 21:56, 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)

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)
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)

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 (talkcontribs)

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)

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)
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)