[Foundation-l] Update on ombudsman issue

Thu Jul 20 17:36:31 UTC 2006

On 7/21/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > PS : is it a good idea to have a user named ombudsman ?
>
> I don't think the name "User:Ombudsman" instantly strikes someone as
> an official position. In Britain, the position "Ombudsman" tends to be
> reserved as a governmental complaints mechanism and watchdog on
> trading standards and banking.

Well, when I ran into the name  User:Ombudsman recently, I thought the WMF
had found someone to fill that role. But alas it was not true.

I think the name should be reclaimed and the individual should choose
another.

-Andrew