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Spammyou

Spammyou (talk · contribs)

The username policy does not allow names that seem to threaten unpleasant activities such as spam. "Spammyou" has no other meaning; I checked Google. YechielMan 07:37, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

• I'd say this is not blockable but a change should be encouraged, since this user has ade some useful contributions, again giving the a chance to explain would be good. I see no actual spamming. GDonato (talk) 08:01, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
• Disallow. Usernames should not promote illegal or otherwise harmful activities. Since this user hasn't done any actual spamming, asking them to change it instead of outright blocking is probably a good idea. - Mgm| 08:26, 16 April 2007 (UTC)
• In light of the new tendency to discuss the opinion rather than simply expressing and then discussing it, I tend to recognize that this is one of the apparently not-so-rare borderline cases where there is a conflict of policies that needs input by multiple users. WP:U#Trouble, explicitly prohibits the use of the apparent first component of the username ("spam"). On the other hand, WP:AGF suggests that since the user has some constructive contributions, we shouldn't WP:BITE them. Nevertheless, the user is encouraged to change their name, and if they don't then that would create an awkward precedent, so I am compelled to express my concern. The user should take this as a positive suggestion that will help them interact in the future with other users in Misplaced Pages, without the negative connotations of the name they have picked. I sincerely hope that the closing admin will manage to understand what on earth I'm talking about, and classify my comment in the intended side of this discussion (which is not a vote). I'll be happy to summarize the above in 3 words if requested, but that would be in violation of the interpretation of the spirit of the MfD that this page recently went through (which was not a vote either). I also hope that the users commenting below will manage to neither refer to my comment ("per NikoSilver"), nor repeat the rationale of my comment with different wording (flooding), nor fall in the trap of interpreting my comment with the 3 words that could summarize it. NikoSilver 09:51, 16 April 2007 (UTC)