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| =={{user|Bitchen}}== | |||
| This user states "This author also feels use of this word is not swearing or profane and that its resemblance to the expletive noted above, while etymological, is unfortunate." Unfortunate maybe, but username offensiveness is in the eye of the beholder, not the user. I'm afraid that many other people would be offended by this. Note the user has been around since March, but has not made a ton of contributions. My suggestion would be to ask him nicely to change it first, but what to do if he refuses? (as I suspect he might) ] | ] 17:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *I don't think that is profane. I believe it a reference to the word ''bitchin'' which was a valley girl term used in the 1980's synonymous with the word "cool". ]<small> <sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 17:42, 18 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *That was my impression too, especially since the user noted its etymological resemblance. It doesn't seem that it will be a problem to me. —] 18:23, 18 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *I, too, don't think this is too big of a problem. ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 18:48, 18 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *I would have no problem with allowing this one if the user does not voluntarily change it. --]<font color="green">]</font> <sup>]</sup> 19:50, 18 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **Honestly guys you are missing the point. I know what it refers to (which doesn't matter if someone finds it offensive) and I'm not asking for your personal opinions, but whether it is likely there are people out there who would offended by it. It does contain the word "bitch" rather prominently. Can you take off your "it doesn't offend me" hats and think about other people? ] | ] 01:43, 19 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ***Taking my hat off, nope, still looks fine, putting my hat back on. ]<small> <sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 01:45, 19 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ***"I don't think this is a problem" != "it doesn't offend me"<br />"I don't think this is a problem" == "I don't believe the editor should be indefinitely banned because of their username, as 'bitch' is a perfectly legitimate word that has meanings well outside the bounds of profanity" ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 22:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **For ], != means '''Not equal''' and == means '''Equal'''. ]<small> <sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 00:34, 21 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **I'll clarify my comment, which was indeed ambiguous: I do not believe there is a high likelihood of users taking offense at the name. --]<font color="green">]</font> <sup>]</sup> 01:30, 21 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ***It's, like, totally all right with me. Y'know? <font face="Verdana">]<sup>'']]''</sup></font> 09:55, 21 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *** '''Comment''' - According to Urban Dictionary, "gink" can be an offense disparaging term as well. I personally don't think any reasonable person would be offended by your username, but can we really ever be too careful? ] 19:36, 22 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **** '''Comment''' Yes, we can be. Should we ban me because someone ''might'' confuse "EVula" with ]? (don't laugh; it has happened) ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 22:09, 25 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *Widely used slang term. We should not ban a name because some hypothetical unusually sensitive person might be offended by it. ] 19:17, 22 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| * '''Strong disallow''' Vulgar slang term. Never heard of the word "gink" though, but "bitchen" is quite profane. As in "he sizzles his hands through the air with his bitchen guitar playing", it's more like a ] of "cool" than it is a synonym since it's a profane version of it. ] 20:49, 22 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| **If you see it as a ] of "cool" then what part of it is profane? ]<small> <sup>(Need help? ])</sup></small> 16:41, 24 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ***Comment: Think about it. "Abso-fucking-lutely" is a hyponym of "Absolutely". Would it be allowed as a user name? ]...''<small><font color="#008822">]</font></small>'' 21:55, 25 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ****For what it's worth, my argument is that "bitch" is an actual word outside of its profane meaning, whereas "fuck" is, and pretty much has always been, profanity. (though the urge to answer "abso-fucking-lutely" just because was pretty strong) ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 22:09, 25 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *****Compare to results of {{user|Poop}}, which also has ]. ] 22:56, 25 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| ******You're absolutely right, which is why the user wasn't blocked for having a profane name. ]: "... Names that refer to or allude to reproductive or excretory functions of the body." ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 04:32, 26 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *******...and what about {{user|Bitch}}? Seriously, it cannot be that hard to find one. ] 05:15, 26 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
| *****Doesn't seem to be a huge deal, but I have no strong opinion. ] 06:07, 26 December 2006 (UTC) | |||
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