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=== Disruptive usernames === | === Disruptive usernames === | ||
Do not use a username that: | Do not use a username that: | ||
* Is profane, offensive, violent, or sexually explicit. | * Is profane, offensive, violent, or sexually explicit. | ||
* Encourages or condones illegal | * Encourages or condones acts which are considered by most societies to be illegal or severely immoral. | ||
* Suggests an intent to [[Project:Vandalism|vandalize]] or [[Project:Disruptive editing|disrupt]] {{SITENAME}}. | * Suggests an intent to [[Project:Vandalism|vandalize]] or [[Project:Disruptive editing|disrupt]] {{SITENAME}} or to violate any policy. | ||
* Clearly shows that you are not here to improve WickedGov. | |||
These usernames will be blocked, and they may be [[WG:SUPPRESS|suppressed]] if they are grossly offensive and there is no compelling editorial reason to keep them. | |||
=== Usernames that suggest role accounts === | === Usernames that suggest role accounts === | ||
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Do not use a username: | Do not use a username: | ||
* That suggests you hold advanced privileges on {{SITENAME}}. Prohibited terms include, but are not limited to, <code>admin</code>, <code>sysop</code>, <code>bot</code> (except for actual [[Project:bot|bot]] accounts), and <code>bureaucrat</code>. | * That suggests you hold advanced privileges on {{SITENAME}}. Prohibited terms include, but are not limited to, <code>admin</code>, <code>sysop</code>, <code>bot</code> (except for actual [[Project:bot|bot]] accounts), and <code>bureaucrat</code>. | ||
* That looks misleadingly like an IP address. | |||
* That impersonates another user. | |||
* That suggests that you are someone you are not. Generally, usernames named after well-known people will be blocked until evidence of identity is provided. | * That suggests that you are someone you are not. Generally, usernames named after well-known people will be blocked until evidence of identity is provided. | ||
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=== Usurpation of existing usernames === | === Usurpation of existing usernames === | ||
In limited circumstances, users may be renamed to an existing username. This process is called ''usurpation''. Usurpation is permitted only if the following criteria are all met: | In limited circumstances, users may be renamed to an existing username. This process is called ''usurpation''. Usurpation is permitted only if the following criteria are all met: | ||
* The target username has no or very few edits | * The target username has no or very few edits or logged actions. | ||
* The target username has zero edits | * The target username has ''zero'' edits or logged actions in a long time (at least 3 years). | ||
* The target user has been contacted on the user's talk page and has not made an objection to the usurpation for 7 days. | * The target user has been contacted on the user's talk page and has not made an objection to the usurpation for 7 days. | ||
* The requesting user is in good standing (''i.e.'' not blocked, not recently blocked, and not under sanctions). | * The requesting user is in good standing (''i.e.'' not blocked, not recently blocked, and not under sanctions). | ||
* A bureaucrat is reasonably assured that the requesting user will be active in constructive editing after the usurpation. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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