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This page exists to preserve "institutional memory" in Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names, by listing the actual decisions on usernames brought up as possible violations of Wikipedia:Username policy, by reason. These entries are selected from Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names/Archive.
Wikipedia terms[edit]
- Administrator, Developer, or other terms implying an official role here
- DeveloperDan (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 28 February 2007
- Wikipedia or other WMF project names
- Wikipediamonster (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 20 March 2007
- XxMiss WikipediaxX (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 20 February 2007
Usernames that contain profanity, obscenities, or other potentially offensive language[edit]
- Mofo
- Uncle mofo (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 6 March 2007
- Eff
- Shut The Eff Up (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 5 March 2007
Usernames that refer to or allude to reproductive or excretory functions of the body[edit]
- Excretory functions
- Poo12345678 (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 20 February 2007
- Reproductive functions
- CongratulationJism (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 19 March 2007
Usernames mentioning or referring to illnesses, disabilities, or conditions[edit]
- Retard
- Retard (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 18 March 2007
Usernames that are recognized as slurs or insults[edit]
- Paki
- Paki U Like (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 16 March 2007
Names of religious figures[edit]
- Policy wording: "Usernames which consist primarily of the name of a religious figure (such as "God", "Jehovah", "Buddha", or "Allah") are prohibited. In addition, usernames that invoke the name of a religious figure or religion are prohibited should they be distasteful, provoke or promote intolerance, are blatantly disrespectful of the religion, or promote the ideology that one religion is superior to others (e.g. "ChristOnly", etc.). Usernames that are clearly expressions of faith are discouraged, however considered allowed unless disruptive. Should a username not be clear as to the motive, it may be reviewed." (note varied interpretations below)
- Allah
- Sword of Allah (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 22 February 2007
- Buddha
- MyBuddha (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 27 February 2007
- Christ
- Ahhhohchrist (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 23 January 2007
- ASERVANTOFCHRIST (talk · contribs · block log) - Allowed 13 March 2007
- Dvoted2christ (talk · contribs · block log) - Allowed 12 March 2007
- SlaveOFchrist (talk · contribs · block log) - Allowed 20 March 2007
- God
- Godporn (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 13 March 2007
- Jesus
- Gutjesus (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 11 March 2007
- Jesus (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 24 July 2006
- JesusIsOurSaviour (talk · contribs · block log) - Blocked, discussion moot 16 March 2007
- Jesusfreak (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 31 January 2007
- Jesus freak 777 316 (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 6 March 2007
- Jesusfreak1277 (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 13 March 2007
- Jesuslikeshotcakes (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 14 March 2007
- Lord
- I am lord (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 22 January 2007
- The Lord and Savior (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 26 February 2007
- Messiah
- Blind messiah (talk · contribs · block log) - Allowed 13 March 2007
- Satan
- SatanSanta (talk · contribs · block log) - Disallowed 13 March 2007