[WikiEN-l] User names

Sun Oct 12 20:05:31 UTC 2003

LDan wrote:
>That's  bit broad, don't you think? Wikipedians are
>allowed to have opinions. I see no reason why
>usernames should be NPOV. I think this would be a
>serious violation of freedom of speech.

Sorry to burst your bubble but we ain't a fee speech forum. We have that pesky 
little NPOV policy to follow so we can't just write whatever we want in any 
way we want (sic free speech).  Similarly, we cannot choose any username that 
suits our fancy - other people have to view it in page histories and on RC, 
so if the community doesn't like it then it must change. We are simply trying 
to find consensus on just where to redraw the line of what we consider to be 
acceptable. Our policy on this issue is merely in the process of evolving.  

--mav