User talk:Awesomebitch

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Happy editing! Alison ^❤ 18:58, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: The name contains a word that is easily understood as a vulgarity ("Bitch"). After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:

If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

Thank you.

My main concern is with the word "Bitch" in your username; it can be all-too-easily misconstrued as an insult. -Jéské ^{(Blah v^_^v)} 01:48, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Awesomebitch, I am going to assume that you are here to help the encyclopedia. This username is likely to be blocked, as it may be offensive to other editors. My recommendation is for you to create a new account with an appropriate username and edit from it. Or, if you wish, you can have your username changed by a bureaucrat. Maser ^(Talk!) 05:22, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

HI there. Belated welcome to Wikipedia. I found your commentary here to be interesting & I'm inclined to agree with you. Having said that, leaving the message there is somewhat moot as that editor has now been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia - Alison ^❤ 18:58, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Wow, first time I disagree with Alison. I find the name "Awesomebitch" offensive too. It's probably best if you change it. — Rlevse • Talk • 23:12, 6 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It depends on how it's used, really. In the right context, usurping an epithet like "bitch" can be quite empowering. My pal CompilerBitch calls herself that, and she's a rocket scientist (ya, literally!). Having said that, hearing it being used against a woman by some guy really gets my goat! :( AGF and all that - Alison ^❤ 00:29, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

That's like saying "I'm a bitch and I can call myself that but you can't". It's wrong used either way. If you don't want to be called something, you shouldn't use it yourself. The username policy explicitly covers how they are perceived by others, so this name should be changed. — Rlevse • Talk • 00:44, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

WP:RFCN is second on the left, down the hall .... - Alison ^❤ 01:11, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Ladies first. — Rlevse • Talk • 02:10, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

LOL - nope! :) I'm not the one with the issue here - Alison ^❤ 02:12, 7 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I was here for some other random reason; I'm perhaps not in a position to make any judgement over whether the name's offensive, but I wanted to register a little surprise that people who know compilerbitch are everywhere! Marnanel (talk) 22:36, 25 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]