[WikiEN-l] Controversial user nicknames
Jimmy Wales
jwales at bomis.com
Tue Aug 26 13:58:47 UTC 2003
Ray Saintonge wrote:
> My observation on these names is that most of these users have an
> attention span that matches their social grace. Once [[User:Adolf
> Hitler]] has joined us, he is not likely to stay long. His usage of the
> name, however, means that all others are blocked from using that name
> in the future. The problem will effectively solve itself without the
> need for more rules.
I think that's a very clever observation, and adds to my conviction
that we might have a set of recommendations, but that except in some
extreme cases, we need not have a formal policy that forbids these
names.
If [[User:Saddam Hussein]] turns out to be a good user, then that
person can likely be persuaded to change the username to something
more serious.
--Jimbo
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