Test Wiki:Username policy
 | This page is a proposed policy. It is not official policy yet, but is undergoing discussion on the community portal. It may be based on policies from other sites or unwritten customs. |
When creating an account, a Test Wiki user must choose a name to represent them. That name must be representative of an individual (not imply shared use), not end with the -bot suffix (unless a Steward or Bureaucrat other than the bot operator chooses to approve a bot account for trial or operation), not contain the name of a user right, and not be offensive or profane. Usernames may not be promotional, confusing (be nonsense or be similar to an already existing user), or misleading. A Steward may grant exceptions to the first, third, and fifth requirements. A Bureaucrat or Steward may indefinitely block an account violating this policy.
Examples
Some examples of what would not be allowed:
- Name not representative of an individual: "Mary&Dan", "(company name) Team", and similar names.
- -bot suffix usernames: "(username)BOT" and similar names.
- "user right names": "Administrator", "Bureaucrat", "Steward", "Autopatrolled", etc.
- Offensive names: "F*** TEST WIKI", "F***(name of person)", etc.
- Promotional, confusing, or misleading usernames: "(company name)hasasale", "(company name)", "hsiikallxno", "Justarandomämerican"