[WikiEN-l] Controversial user nicknames

Mon Aug 25 22:27:17 UTC 2003

At 02:10 PM 8/25/2003, you wrote:
>This might seem a small point now, as we don't have that many 
>controversial user nics. But as wiki grows the number of new users and 
>usernics will rocket. If two or three people use them and get away with 
>it, the likelihood is that more new members will follow, on the basis that 
>'if he can call himself 'x', then I will call myself 'y'.'  Sooner or 
>later we will face the problem. It makes sense to do it now, with the 
>small community, than try to deal with it when there are twice or three 
>times as many users, by which time offence may already have been caused to 
>some, and potential wikipedians frightened off by the impression given by 
>the unfortunate use of badly chosen names.
>
>Any observations?
>
>JT

Sounds like a good enough idea to me. At the very least we'd have a 
clear-cut statement of our position on controversial names that we could 
point people towards if such direction is warranted.

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