[WikiEN-l] unbanned name

Thu Jan 16 22:57:00 UTC 2003

> I know nothing of the mechanics of these things, but could the
> aforementioned list be the page [[Wikipedia:List of offensive usernames]]
> itself? That way, whenever someone is offended by a name, they can just
> add it to that page, and no banning or further intervention by the
> developers would be needed. The page would probably need to be protected,
> to prevent people from removing their own usernames, and the rule would be
> that people's usernames would only be added when there was a consensus to
> do so. Could that be done?

Bad idea. Don't challenge people with technology that is inherently  
flawed, they will only try to overcome it (and succeed). We just need a  
quick nickname change policy where we fix these problems without having to  
get Jimbo's approval first. (My understanding is that we already have  
established that we can do this, but Brion thinks we need to wait.)

Don't exaggerate this problem. I do not want it to become a breeding  
ground for general hysteria about "foul" language.

Regards,

Erik