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== {{user|Cuddlebitch}} ==

No contributions, use of the quasi-curse "bitch" could be considered offensive by some, and thus violation of ]. —] <small>(])</small> 04:22, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' as potentially offensive. --] ('']'') 04:24, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' potentially offensive. ] 04:50, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''' I don't find the word bitch to be offensive, it is a legitimate word that has been taken over by slang. I can see how this is potentially offensive, but I can also picture a cuddly female dog. Call my crazy but I don't see this as a problem. <small>]<sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 04:52, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::Good for you, but it is possibly offensive. It is probably safe to say that offensive "bitch" is used more than technical dog term "bitch". ] 04:53, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::: Honestly, anything is possibly offensive to someone. Son of a gun. ] 05:04, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::::That it is a point of subjectivity that this RFC is responsible for handling. We have the policy to guide us as we decide whether or not they are sufficiently offensive. Of course, the policy is against 'offensiveness', which is subjective; hence we run this RFC. In really advanced cases we have actually referenced sources to establish the offensive nature of the phrase, but in this case it will probably be obvious enough to make that measure unnecessary. ] 05:07, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
:::::I dont think the "B"-word is refering to a female dog and so it would be really offensive to female editors..--<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-size:larger;font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">]</span> 15:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''' - controversially, the word ''bitch'' can be empowering if used in the right circumstances. an example. Then there's ] which survived an RFD and is now used amongst editors (including two admins) as a 'badge of honour' in reverting vandals - ]<sup>]</sup> 06:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''' but only if name is self-referential by a female. :P ] 12:42, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''' - if reference to dog then is hardly offensive: if reference to woman is paradox. ] <sup> ]</sup> 12:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' - If we allow one person with that name others will follow with more weirder names...--<span style="color:blue;font-weight:bold;font-size:larger;font-family: Monotype Corsiva;">]</span> 13:11, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' per Cometstyles. // ] 15:44, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''', it isn't User:Allahsbloodygapingvagina or anything. I'm sure the nomination is well intentioned, but c'mon, this needs to stop. - ]</small> (]) 16:02, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Weak Disallow''' - While this name may not be ''that'' offensive, it is at the top of a wildly slippery slope per Cometstyles and it is just bad enough to be disallowed.--] <sup>]</sup> | <sup>]</sup> 16:13, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::Because we solve the ambiguity of policy with discussion instead of creating more and more detailed rules, the slippery slope phenomenon really does not apply, imo. <small>]<sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 16:47, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*<s>'''Clear Disallow''' contains explicit profanity: "]". ]] 16:50, 11 March 2007 (UTC)</s>
**Changing to '''allow''' per HighInBC and Kukini below. Pardon my non-nativeness. It would have been more insulting in my mother-tongue (which actually uses the same parallel for the female dog). ]] 17:08, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
**While bitch may be a naughty word to some, is it actually profanity? I here it on sitcoms and the radio, by what standard is it profanity? <small>]<sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 16:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Allow''' I think we need to be careful about blocking too quickly based on issues like this. Have any of you heard of Bookslut . Quite the zine! And note the use of the word "slut" in a positive fashion? ] <sup> ]</sup> 16:55, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

== {{user|Wykypydya}} ==

Account created a few days before the new rule on Misplaced Pages terms in usernames was created. However, I still think it should be disallowed, given the statements on the user page. ] ] 18:57, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

*'''Allow''' username. not even against current policy. Disallow the user trolling(if that is what is going on, I am not sure), but then that is a discussion for another board. <small>]<sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 19:11, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
**'''Comment''' - the policy I am thinking of is:<br>
:::"Prohibited username components include, but are not limited to words <u>resembling</u> the following:"
::::"Usernames that contain the word '''Misplaced Pages'''..."
::But maybe I'm nitpicking... ] ] 19:17, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
::*Well if it was made after the rule I may agree, not sure, but it was made before the rule. <small>]<sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 19:19, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

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