Test Wiki:Username policy: Difference between revisions

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When creating an account, a Test Wiki [[<tvar name=U>Test Wiki:Users</tvar>|user]] must choose a name to represent them. That name must:

*Be representative of an individual (not imply shared use),

*Not end with a [[<tvar name=BO>Test Wiki:Bots</tvar>|-bot suffix]] (unless a [[<tvar name=S>Test Wiki:Stewards</tvar>|Steward]] or [[<tvar name=B>Test Wiki:Bureaucrats</tvar>|Bureaucrat]] other than the bot operator chooses to approve a bot account for trial or operation),

*Not contain the name of a user right,

*Not be offensive or profane,

*Not contain promotional, confusing (nonsensical or similar to an already existing user), or misleading content.

*Not contain any non-public, private, or personally identifiable information about another person or contain any other information that would be deemed appropriate for suppression.

A steward may grant exceptions to any of these requirements, at their discretion. Any bureaucrat may indefinitely block an account violating this policy.

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==Examples==

Some examples of what would not be allowed are :

#Name not representative of an individual: "Mary&Dan", "Walmart", etc.

#-bot suffix usernames: "Translate Bot", "Archive Bot", etc.

#"user right names": "Administrator", "Bureaucrat", "Steward", etc.

#Offensive names: "FUCK TEST WIKI", "FUCK STEWARDS", etc.

#Promotional, confusing, or misleading usernames: "Bob's lawncare: bobslawns.xyz", "hsiikallxno", "Justarandomämerican"

#Name containing "identifiable information": "I live at XYZ street","My real name is ABC",etc.