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This page is for bringing attention to usernames which may be in violation of Wikipedia's username policy. Before listing a username here, consider if it should be more appropriately reported elsewhere, or if it needs to be reported at all:

Do NOT post here if:

  • the user in question has made no recent edits.
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Before adding a name here you MUST ensure that the user in question:

  • has been warned about their username (with e.g. {{subst:uw-username}}) and has been allowed time to address the concern on their user talk page.
  • has disagreed with the concern, refused to change their username and/or continued to edit without replying to the warning.
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If, after having followed all the steps above, you still believe the username violates Wikipedia's username policy, you may list it here with an explanation of which part of the username policy you think has been violated. After posting, please alert the user of the discussion (with e.g. {{subst:UsernameDiscussion}}). You may also invite others who have expressed concern about the username to comment on the discussion by use of this template.

Add new requests below, using the syntax {{subst:rfcn1|username|2=reason ~~~~}}.

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Mmmmmooonnnnnn (talk · contribs)

Extended enough repitition for banning? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 20:07, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Islam ghali (talk · contribs)

Contains the name of a religion. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 20:37, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

*Disallow - religious reference--Ed ¿Cómo estás? 20:48, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Question Does the ghali article make it seem like a term one gives to him or herself though? It sounds like a term other muslims use to refer to ones with certain beliefs. Leebo T/C 20:56, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment isn't this the perfect example of why users should be contacted regarding their usernames before being listed here? (as per the instructions at the very top of this page). Using the username concern template would allow the editor to confirm if this is his or her real name and save us the trouble of speculating about what the name means here. ~CS 22:27, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note This is not a vote. Why do people just add allow or disallow and "per" some user name? This is supposed to be a discussion, not a poll. If you have nothing to say consider not "voting". The last time I checked "per" is not a valid argument. Agha Nader 00:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)Agha Nader[reply]

Centralbank (talk · contribs)

Promotional? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 20:42, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I wonder... hmmm... why would a company promote itself? I don't know. There cannot be any reason why a bank would be involved in promoting itself. I mean they wouldn't want to gain name recognition or get more business. And they aren't interested in money. You must be right. Seriously though, we don't have to provide a rationale for someone violating WP:U.

Comment I didn't say "generic". I said that the "usage" is "broad". +A.0u 00:03, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disallow For once I agree with HighInBC. WP:U explicitly states "Usernames of or closely resembling the names of companies and groups are discouraged". What is this silly idea that the user must start promoting the company in his edits to be banned? Furthermore, we are not here to make excuses for a user name, we are here to discuss if they are in violation of WP:U. Agha Nader 00:37, 31 March 2007 (UTC)Agha Nader[reply]

  • Disallow I agree with the previous comment.--Lova Falk 07:01, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow - I've heard the argument that there is "a" Central Bank, but still believe this usage is acceptably broad. The Pepsi Cola analogy is no good - there's not more than one company called Pepsicola or any extended variation thereof. I refuse to take every potential industry/organization name out of bounds - I think the name is suitably broad as to not exist that it is THE central bank. It could be a central bank (repository) of knowledge, of humour, of... well, anything. Philippe 03:11, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow - sounds too much like an organization name. (In which a confirmation would be needed anyway.) - Penwhale | Blast him / Follow his steps 07:49, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

1godisgood (talk · contribs)

Another religious one - I believe this goes against WP:U where it frowns on usernames that "promote the ideology that one religion is superior to others (e.g. "ChristOnly", etc.).". Canthusus 21:03, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

0mfg0rz (talk · contribs)

Strings of random characters aren't allowed. Is this short enough to not seem too random, or is it too random? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 21:38, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Z135256 (talk · contribs)

Too random? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 21:40, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Master editour (talk · contribs)

Does this sound like it implies authority? Or does the misspelling negate any impression of authority it otherwise may have implied? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 21:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment-Notice sent asking for explanation. Also, it's not a misspelling, it's British spelling, --TeckWiz ParlateContribs@ 21:53, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No, it isn't a British spelling. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 22:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Comment sorry, I didn't see your notice until after I started this RFC. Are those notices normally supposed to be on the user page? I've been putting them on the user talk page. Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 21:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That was a mistake. --TeckWiz ParlateContribs@ 22:05, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Z3r0n1n3 (talk · contribs)

Too random? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 21:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Skipchurch (talk · contribs)

Promotes a particular religious viewpoint? Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 22:01, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gooooob (talk · contribs)

Too extended repitition? Also, this might be an insult (isn't "Goob" a substitute for "Dweeb"?). Mermaid from the Baltic Sea 22:20, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Canister of Death (talk · contribs)

This user has chosen a name which is morbid and vaguely threatening. (Zyklon B was what came in my mind, and I am not Jewish). I asked him to consider changing the name but he has refused, so I have brought it here. Sam Blacketer 22:48, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Disallow, when I see the term I do think of things such as Mustard Gas (comes in canisters, causes death), gas chambers, etc. Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 22:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow. Editor's thought-associations shouldn't be used to decide this sort of question. There's no violation. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 22:53, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Weak allow. I don't like it but I don't think it quite crosses the "implying violence" line. RJASE1 Talk 22:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow, and I request that the submitter refrain from projecting, especially with RFCN, something that directly affects new users and may chase people away from the project. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 23:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    • Sam has every right to bring to RFCN a username he finds that may violate WP:U. Under what authority do you have to ask that a user, under good faith, to refrain bringing a name that in his opinion violates WP:U to RFCN after following process? Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 23:03, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
      • You appear to have misread my text. I wrote, and I quote: "I request that". Please let me know if I can help out in any other way. BTW, the submitter didn't mention that he felt it violated WP:U, unless I missed something. "Vaguely menacing" or "morbid" usernames are not addressed. - CHAIRBOY (☎) 23:07, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
        • I think that all contributors to this page do this sort of 'projecting', to try to ascertain whether a username is likely to be perceived as insulting or offensive by other users. In my view this one is likely to be. I may, of course, be wrong. However I think this name implies violence in a way which WP:U recommends against; I wish no harm to the user and have told him so. Sam Blacketer 23:09, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow Does not seem to be against policy to me. Kukini hablame aqui 23:07, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    A google search of "zyklon b" and "canister" shows 1480 hits. I suspect, as Sam does, that the reference is intentional. I don't see how "kevinkillsfosho" is banned and this one is not. TortureIsWrong 23:14, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    That's because, like many other things, gas comes in canisters. The Google search is irrelevant. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 23:19, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Actually I don't think the user chose his name intentionally to make that reference; I just think that enough people who see the username will make the connection. Also if you go to Zyklon B you'll see a picture of a large pile of Canisters of Death. Sam Blacketer 23:17, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Indeed, the average person would see a sinister meaning behind this username. I believe it implies real world violence (genocide, mass murder, etc), and that is the connection many average users will make. It is the first that came to mind when I saw it. Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 23:25, 30 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow - Many things come in canisters. Some canisters can cause death without the means of cyanide! Examples include: carbon dioxide canisters, oxygen canisters, and cans of soup. A rat placed in a CO canister would die. A plant placed in an oxygen canister would die as well. A can of soup, once placed into a bowl, could result in the drowning of a little kid who doesn't have enough manners to know that one shouldn't drink their soup without a spoon......The point is: stop using the Nazi reference. This username could mean many things--Ed ¿Cómo estás? 00:31, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow. When faced with "what's a good name?" too many people come up with something "that'd be a great name for a band!" I don't doubt there's a band named "Tracks of Death". Reading the WP:U, I see as general guidance
... it also means picking a name that others are comfortable seeing and collaborating with.
... take care to avoid anything that might cause offence ...
What is not strictly mentioned are names designed to cause disquiet or unease. If I chose a name "IKnowHowYou'llDie", that is not strictly inflammatory or hateful. Indeed, it is probably unfounded personal opinion. And I'd likely laugh it off. But others will see it quite differently, and as threatening, if vaguely. Where do these two names 'fit' into the guidelines? Shenme 03:13, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think the answer would be the two lines you've quoted. It may be hard to explain, but editing and collaborating with "Canister of Death" just doesn't feel right, and although some my cry foul, but I have to wonder at one's motivation for wanting to be referred to online as a "Canister of Death". Cascadia TALK| HISTORY 04:23, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Jennie Cooper (talk · contribs)

This userpage (and account) is an attack on me. My name is Jennie Cooper, and I am an admin at Wookieepedia. A few months ago, I was one of several admins who had banned a serial vandal. Since then, he (and possibly a group of his friends as well) has been going around to various wikis and using both "StarNeptune" and "Jennie Cooper" as names for their vandalism sprees, and this account is just the latest in a long line of attack pages. I asked an admin on IRC about the issue, and he said to bring it to this page, which I have now done.

Compare my userpage here to the one listed above, then take a look at the following:

  • Link 1 (Doppelganger account created on Wookieepedia by me to prevent my name being stolen by vandals)
  • Link 2 (Edit summary referring to me as a "Canadian cheesehead")
  • Link 3 (A friendly greeting from the Mario Wiki informing me of the troll using my name to vandalize their wiki)
  • Link 4 (Where they got the Asperger box from)
  • Link 5 (Recent vandalization of my userpage)
  • There are also two evidence links I cannot post due to the fact that they trigger Wikipedia's spam filter; If you need to see them, or need any more background information, contact me on my talk page. Thank you. StarNeptune 09:50, 31 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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