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{{notice|The following is a draft working towards a proposal for a Test Wiki policy. This draft must not be taken to represent actual policy.}}
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When creating an account, a Test Wiki [[Test Wiki:Users|user]] must choose a name to represent them. That name must:
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*Be representative of an individual (not imply shared use),  
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*Not end with a [[Test Wiki:Bots|-bot suffix]] (unless a [[Test Wiki:Stewards|Steward]] or [[Test Wiki:Bureaucrats|Bureaucrat]] other than the bot operator chooses to approve a bot account for trial or operation),  
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 contain the name of a user right,  
*Not be offensive or profane.
*Not be offensive or profane,
*In addition, usernames may not be promotional, confusing (be nonsense or be similar to an already existing user), or misleading.  
*Not contain promotional, confusing (nonsensical or similar to an already existing user), or misleading content.
A Steward may grant exceptions to the first, third, and fifth requirements. A Bureaucrat or Steward may indefinitely block an account violating this policy.
*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==
==Examples==
Some examples of what would not be allowed:
Some examples of what would not be allowed are :
#Name not representative of an individual: "Mary&Dan", "(company name) Team", and similar names.
#Name not representative of an individual: "Mary&Dan", "Walmart", etc.
#-bot suffix usernames: "(username)BOT" and similar names.
#-bot suffix usernames: "Translate Bot", "Archive Bot", etc.
#"user right names": "Administrator", "Bureaucrat", "Steward", "Autopatrolled", etc.
#"user right names": "Administrator", "Bureaucrat", "Steward", etc.
#Offensive names: "FUCK TEST WIKI", "FUCK(name of person)", etc.
#Offensive names: "FUCK TEST WIKI", "FUCK STEWARDS", etc.
#Promotional, confusing, or misleading usernames: "(company name)hasasale", "(company name)", "hsiikallxno", "Justarandomämerican"
#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.
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