[WikiEN-l] Username block (was Admin Abuse)

Fri Feb 24 06:13:54 UTC 2006

Alphax (Wikipedia email) wrote:

>Peter Mackay wrote:
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>>>From: wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org 
>>>[mailto:wikien-l-bounces at Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Delaney
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>>>On 2/23/06, Steve Bennett <stevage at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>>Which, according to [[Wikipedia:Username]], they shouldn't. Supposedly 
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>>>>we're supposed to warn them at least once, and only take 
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>>>action (like 
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>>>>changing their name for them) after a reasonable delay.
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>>>I don't see much point in warning them since it's not a 
>>>behavior they can stop. An inappropriate username is an 
>>>inappropriate username. In this case, warning just seems to 
>>>be more work for the administrator when the result is the 
>>>same either way.
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>>Warn them so they can change their username or at least be aware of why they
>>were blocked. Otherwise they come here seeking an explanation for the random
>>brutality.
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>How about we change {{usernameblock}} to the effect of:
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>"This notice was placed at ~~~~~; you have 24 hours to pick a new name,
>at which point your account will be renamed."
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If during that 24 hours they haven't made any edits, there's a good 
chance that they have not even been on line to see the message.

Ec