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[edit] Edit request
Include redirect WP:U in "Shortcuts" box. 71.146.20.62 (talk) 02:54, 28 November 2011 (UTC) -- In haematuria causes,sugest to vasculitic syndromes like SLE etcm thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.202.23.210 (talk) 06:45, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Yves Bot
"Also, unless your account is an approved bot, your name should not be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts)"
An unregistered user on another forum brought up an interesting point: If Yves Bot or Ben Bot were to register an account on a Wikipedia, would he be allowed to use his real name? --Damian Yerrick (talk | stalk) 17:32, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
- I would say so, yes. --Conti|✉ 18:03, 29 November 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Email address usernames
I've always wanted to contribute, but never signed up because I don't create AOL-esque user/screen names. I only create logins using my e-mail address. Why can't I use my e-mail address as my login on Wikipedia?
- Mainly, it is for privacy reasons, as far as I know.Jasper Deng (talk) 04:48, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
Thanks for the fast reply! I understand that some people want to be anonymous, but what about people like me who specifically want one unified online identity? I really hate creating new usernames, and only post things online that I wouldn't mind being tied to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.58.7.230 (talk) 05:03, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
- On Wikipedia, every edit is legally attributed to the person who made it. Vandals on Wikipedia often spam editors who give out their email addresses, but if you want to let people know that your online identity is an email address, create an account and disclose it on the userpage.Jasper Deng (talk) 05:26, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
[edit] Examples
Here are some examples of inappropriate usernames:
Disruptive: User:Homosexualkiller
Offensive: User:123poop
Misleading: 123admin
Promotional: User:Softsoap
Nonsense: User:1AlK82;)aM&$0AmLqAre1$!
--99.163.124.116 (talk) 23:53, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
[edit] Unused username reclamation
Has it ever been considered to reclaim the seemingly huge number of unused usernames that are over a given age?
I just looked at a few pages of usernames at Special:ListUsers, and when filtering to show only users with edits was less than surprised to find that a huge number of the usernames previously listed were gone. Since the alphanumerical limits will almost certainly force some users to miss out on their first choices, would it not be healthier to make it policy that any username not used within a year (or whatever) will be reclaimed?
I'd suggest that this (potential) policy could be retroactive without causing too much fuss, but I'm quite certain others would disagree. Any thoughts or pointers? fredgandt 05:32, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- There was fairly strong support for Wikipedia:Delete unused username after 90 days (the !vote is on the talk page), but the devs said they couldn't do it. bd2412 T 19:36, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
- Very interesting. I've asked for a dev at BugZilla to explain why it won't happen. After 3 1/2 years I think it would be quite fair to reopen the discussion. Thanks for your response bd2412. fredgandt 23:21, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
