[Foundation-l] Update on ombudsman issue

Thu Jul 20 20:11:09 UTC 2006

Or maybe Ombudsman can keep his name, and Wikimedia can register "Wikimedia
Ombudsman" -- far more official sounding.

On 7/20/06, Oldak Quill <oldakquill at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I may have been mislead on this (not a good situation for the bureaucrat
> > doing 95% of the namechanges on en.wiki) but my understanding is that
> > en.wiki does not permit forced name changes. Barring an order from the
> > Arbitration Committee, Jimbo Wales, or the Foundation Board, I just
> > don't think we can do it. I'd be interested to hear from Angela, who is
> > also an en.wiki bureaucrat and has far more inside experience than I do.
>
> If you ban him the name will never be available for Wikimedia to use.
> A forced name change is far preferable.
>
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