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| Please go to [[Battlestar Wiki talk:Think Tank/Username policy]] for discussion. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:07, 19 January 2007 (CST) | | Please go to [[Battlestar Wiki talk:Think Tank/Username policy]] for discussion. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:07, 19 January 2007 (CST) |
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| == Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing" ==
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| I've decided to remove this, since it's a bit ridiculous.
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| : The name is identical or similar in spelling to an established article. Often, these usernames match the name of characters or technology in the two TV series.
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| Unfortunately, this is kind of difficult and asinine to establish; it's one of those things we got from Wikipedia, I guess. Consider that, for instance, [[User:Steelviper|Steelviper]] has a similar name to the term [[Viper]]. Same can be said to [[User:Serenity|Serenity]], for we have an article on [[Serenity]]. Thoughts? Questions? -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 11:53, 17 January 2008 (CST)
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| :I don't really see the issue When searching, the default is "(Main)". You won't search in "User" unless specifically clicking a check box. Even then articles and users are easily told apart. --[[User:Serenity|Serenity]] 14:06, 17 January 2008 (CST)
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| ::I'm sure there was a reason I added it in the first draft, but I see the point. We can still reserve the right to request or change user names if confusion exists, but I agree that it probably needn't be that strict. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 17:03, 17 January 2008 (CST)
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| :::Yeah, I have no problem in asking users to change their name on a case-by-case basis. It's just the way that the whole thing had been worded... say that if you had a name similar to Bill Adama (like, for instance, a fictitious user named "Bill Adams"), then you'd run into that issue. Which is neither fair nor sensible. -- [[User:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|Joe Beaudoin]] <sup>[[User talk:Joe Beaudoin Jr.|So say we all]] - [[Battlestar Wiki:Site support|Donate]] - [http://www.sanctuarywiki.org Sanctuary Wiki — ''New'']</sup> 17:07, 17 January 2008 (CST)
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