Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names

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Thaksin

I am an editor under the wikipedia username "Thaksin". However, there is comment on my username that is in repetitive with Mr. Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand. The comment also doubt whether my username is in conflict with the wikipedia's policy on username.

I may suggest that the word "Thaksin" is a common word in Thai language, which has 2 meanings. According to the Official Thai Dictonary of 1999 compiled by the Royal Institute of Thailand, the word can mean "the south direction" or "southern". The other meaning is "the right hand side." Nevertheless the word "Thaksin" is the first name of many Thai people; It is very common in Thailand to find a person with his first name of "Thaksin". The word "Thaksin" is also a prefix in Thai language: you can add Thaksin- in front of certian words to make new words.

Please notice that using the word "Thaksin" alone (without his surname) did not resemble such person. If there exist a wikipedia user under the name of "Shinawatra", such action actually resemble such person and also his family. I deny the doubt on the ground that I use the name with good faith, as you can see in my edit history (contribution page). There is no political conviction to be found there, you can found only economics contents however contained a little relatedness with politic and/or political situation in Thailand. No intention to defame nor exaggerate such person nor provoke misleading to anyone, as I edit only on economic issues.

I don't think that using of the name will result in the breach of the username policy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thaksin (talk • contribs) 19:47, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

I think this could be easily rectified if the user simply indicates on his/her userpage that they are not said real person - this should alleviate any concerns. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 21:55, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Given the above, I can't see this as being a "disruptive" username... It would be like User:Joe coming up because of Joe Biden. We wouldn't ask Joe to even add a statement of disambiguation to his page. Paranormal Skeptic (talk) 00:28, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

No username concern. Thaksin is a word in Thai, and a given name. I can't imagine any reasonable confusion with the notable figure. Paranormal Skeptic's "Joe" example is a good analogy. --MCB (talk) 04:25, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Agree with Paranormal Skeptic and MCB, no need to change username. I don't think the user needs to indicate that he is not Thaksin Shinawatra, unless other users get confused. -kotra (talk) 05:23, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

Agreed - if there is future confusion, then a disclaimer may be needed. At the moment, it's not necessary. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 13:01, 6 October 2008 (UTC)

I personally disagree that any disclaimer is needed. It is a very common Thai username , apparently, so I find any confusion very improbable. —Anonymous Dissident^Talk 00:43, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

AD, I concede that it is a commonly used Thai name, however, this is the English language Wikipedia, and such distinctions aren't as obvious - which is why, I am assuming, this was brought up on the user's talk page to begin with. Nevertheless, unless there was growing concern, disclaimer completely unnecessary. In fact, I think this discussion could probably be closed : ) Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 01:23, 7 October 2008 (UTC)

Clearly a common name in Thailand and therefore it's not disruptive. The idea that a disclaimer should be placed on the editor's userpage is overly fussy and unnecessary. X MarX the Spot (talk) 00:58, 7 October 2008 (UTC)