Battlestar Wiki talk:Username policy - Revision history

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: /* Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing" */ reply

2008-01-17T23:07:19Z

Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing": reply

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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)		: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)
	::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)		::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)
			:::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)

Spencerian: /* Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing" */

2008-01-17T23:03:10Z

Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing"

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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)		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)
	: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)		: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)
			::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)

Serenity: /* Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing" */

2008-01-17T20:06:05Z

Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing"

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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)		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)
			: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)

Joe Beaudoin Jr.: New section: Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing"

2008-01-17T17:53:47Z

New section: Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing"

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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)

			== Regarding my removal of the "username similar to an article thing" ==

			I've decided to remove this, since it's a bit ridiculous.

			: 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.

			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)

Shane: Battlestar Wiki talk:Think Tank/Username policy/Proposed policy moved to Battlestar Wiki talk:Username policy

2007-01-20T05:12:07Z

Battlestar Wiki talk:Think Tank/Username policy/Proposed policy moved to Battlestar Wiki talk:Username policy

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Spencerian: Note

2007-01-19T18:07:18Z

Note

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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)

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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)		: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)
	::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)		::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)
			:::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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	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)		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)
	: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)		: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)
			::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)