Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names

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GodPreist54 I've been looking through the New User List (I do more than this on Wikipedia actually), and found this one: uses "God" in Username. Should this one be allowed or not? Acalamari 19:44, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

*Comment I would say no in this case, but I wonder if it's relevant. I can't seem to find any account creation record for this username, or for GodPriest54 for that matter?Crimsone 19:57, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Uh? I was looking at this User a few minutes ago. Let me check again. Acalamari 20:00, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Here: User:Godpreist54. Acalamari 20:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Relevant creation log. Disallow, btw. --tjstrf talk 20:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that seems to have been an error in capitalisation shown here I shall correct the sectione header now. Crimsone 20:18, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Disallow The combination of god and priest implies a reference to a capital God, and (perhaps) official position of "preist". Alternatively, it may pertain to a position as a missionary. Alternatively of course, the editor may well be a priest. Either way, I feel it to contravene WP:U on grounds of the religious name, and on potential for divisiveness/offence. Crimsone 20:23, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Disallow. From WP:UN: Wikipedia recommends that users avoid: names of politicians, military or religious figures (emphasis mine) and, under "Inappropriate usernames" Names of religious figures such as "God", "Jehovah", "Buddha", or "Allah". I'd consider this a violation of both of those bullet points, even though the user is not blatantly saying, "I am God" or "I am a Priest" (i.e. User:God or User:Priest). Srose (talk) 21:01, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Disallow. It violates the Username rules. Acalamari 21:05, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Disallow - Srose explained it perfectly. --Matthew 21:07, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
• Disallow as above Cheers Lethaniol 21:35, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Not certain that this is the place for this, as I dont find the usernames offensive, but it seems that these user's userpages are being used as faux articles for small time wrestlers. I'm not sure what should be done, but I hardly think that this constitutes appropriate use. —damnreds (☠|☠) 20:26, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• More an issue for MfD, or possibly {{db-nouser}}. Crimsone 20:35, 10 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete and salt them all. All three accounts have only made edits on their own user pages; Wikipedia is not a free webhost. There are precedents for indef blocking such accounts; I remember Kimberly Ashton (talk · contribs · count) being blocked for this reason. Hbdragon88 01:33, 11 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]