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*'''Disallow''' as per ] and ]. It's a bit like a ] writing about hamburgers. Even if the user isn't associated with the company their name supports, they are promoting a product. ]<sup>]</sup>]</sub> 14:31, 17 March 2007 (UTC) *'''Disallow''' as per ] and ]. It's a bit like a ] writing about hamburgers. Even if the user isn't associated with the company their name supports, they are promoting a product. ]<sup>]</sup>]</sub> 14:31, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' per above arguments. ] ] 16:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC) *'''Disallow''' per above arguments. ] ] 16:03, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
*'''Disallow''' because of connection between name and edits. ] ('']'') 17:07, 17 March 2007 (UTC)




== {{user|Ombudsman}} == == {{user|Ombudsman}} ==

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Wickedsuperbikes (talk · contribs)

Name of a business. Refused by WP:AIV. RJASE1 17:45, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Comment. This anti-company name thing is almost becoming too big, and I think we should have some more discussion about it. As quoted above by Coemgenus, WP:U says "... are discouraged and may be blocked..." . That is not the same as absolutely prohibited and will be blocked. We have to look at intent with the name. In this case, my first thought of the username is not that it is a business, just some person who likes superbikes. I believe we should assume good faith. Of course, if the user starts spamming or making edits that even subtly advertise the company, then obviously the name becomes a violation of WP:U. That is not to say that we should wait for intent in all cases; some names would always be bad e.g. User:Heart and Stroke Foundation. This pursuit of finding all usernames that are also companies also becomes a slippery slope. I'm pretty sure there are many businesses called "Joe's Garage." So is User:Joe'sGarage advertising, or is he/she a Frank Zappa fan? Anyway. Comments and feedback are welcome. (note: I will cross-post this to the Talk page). Regards, Flyguy649contribs 19:24, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

PYOINC (talk · contribs)

Online business. Refused by WP:AIV. RJASE1 17:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Wilcoxandhall (talk · contribs)

Online business. Refused by WP:AIV. RJASE1 17:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

AMD64 (talk · contribs)

Ombudsman (talk · contribs)

This username implies that the user holds some official position on Misplaced Pages. While Misplaced Pages doesn't have an ombudsman as far as I know, new users won't know that, and may incorrectly assume that User:Ombudsman is Misplaced Pages's official ombudsman for settling complaints. I hasten to say that I have no experience with User:Ombudsman and do not know whether he has actually used his name to assert authority over any dispute. However, I do note that at least one new user has already been confused about the name and questioned Ombudsman's credentials. I think the community needs to discuss this username here. —Psychonaut 15:50, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Allow - is not overly confusing. And, (per WP:OTHERCRAPEXISTS albeit), there are plenty of other usernames just as bad as this one. And I'm not so sure that comment by the IP wasn't trolling, the IP clearly knew the person did not have an official role. Patstuart 15:59, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Provisional allow. It seems like User:Ombudsman is a productive editor. I think the username issue could be settled by having User:Ombudsman place a prominent notice on his user page indicating that he is not the official ombudsman for Misplaced Pages. —Psychonaut 16:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
  • Comment this has been here before. There wasn't a single comment on it before, and it was removed after 2 days with an edit summary of "old news" Nardman1 16:01, 17 March 2007 (UTC)