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This page is for bringing attention to usernames which may be in violation of Misplaced Pages's username policy. Before listing a username here, consider if it should be more appropriately reported elsewhere, or if it needs to be reported at all:
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Reports
Bthsmathteam
Bthsmathteam (talk · contribs)
- I'm concerned this username might be a problem since it's a clear association with the group and the editor's only edits have been to the page about the Math team. I'd suggest changing it, but the editor may be too inexperienced with Misplaced Pages to understand the problem and I'm not at all confident in my ability to explain it. Mister.Manticore 04:06, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
Paul Tracy
Paul Tracy (talk · contribs)
- After I spotted the account User:Jimbo online I decided to read the policy and found that my own username may be invalid as there is a racing driver who shares my name. Do I need to change it? Paul Tracy|\talk 10:05, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- Policy says
- Misleading usernames that imply relevant, misleading things about the user, including but not limited to:
- Usernames that match the name of a well-known living or recently deceased person, unless you verifiably are that person, in which case please note this on your user page. Wikipedians with articles is a list of such users.
Maybe have something on your user page "I'm not the racing driver". Paul is a common given name and Tracy is a common family name, so there are bound to be many Paul Tracys who are not racing drivers. In my opinion unless you're editing anything connected to racing sports / cars / etc you should be ok. Maybe the policy should be changed? Dan Beale 12:09, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- Given the commonness of both names, and that it is your name, I think a simple notice on your page saying you are not him will be fine. 13:14, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with H. It's not a rare name, so it would be completely reasonable for you to be able to keep your username. I also agree that a statement on your page stating that you are not him would be helpful. hmwith talk 14:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with both above, a statement would be helpful on your page, but even that is not compulsory. Allow. GDonato (talk) 14:25, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with H. It's not a rare name, so it would be completely reasonable for you to be able to keep your username. I also agree that a statement on your page stating that you are not him would be helpful. hmwith talk 14:15, 17 June 2007 (UTC)