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==User Names== | ==User Names== | ||
This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by | This section lists the types of usernames that are considered inappropriate. The same criteria also apply to signatures. Usernames that fall under one of these categories will be renamed by an administrator. They will do this by: | ||
#abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional. | #abbreviating the username until it is no longer misleading/offensive/promotional. | ||
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The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project: | The following types of username are not permitted because they may be misleading in a way that disrupts the project: | ||
*Usernames that impersonate other people | *Usernames that impersonate other people. | ||
*Usernames that give the impression that the account has permissions which it does not have, for example by containing the terms "administrator", "bureaucrat", "editor", "checkuser", "oversight", or similar terms like "admin", "sysop" or "moderator". | *Usernames that give the impression that the account has permissions which it does not have, for example by containing the terms "administrator", "bureaucrat", "editor", "checkuser", "oversight", or similar terms like "admin", "sysop" or "moderator". | ||
*Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type. | *Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type. | ||
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*Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AbdulsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities). | *Usernames that unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product (e.g. AbdulsWidgets, MyWidgetsUAE.com, CairoMuseumofAntiquities). | ||
*Email addresses and URLs (such as "[email protected]" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person. | *Email addresses and URLs (such as "[email protected]" and "Example.com") that promote a web page and do not simply identify a person. | ||
*Usernames that support political issues (e.g. SupportIsrael, FreeGaza, NotoImmigration). | |||
==User Pages== | ==User Pages== | ||