User talk:5318008

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Hi, Matt. Please note that your username is in violation of Wikipedia policy. You may either abandon this account and start a fresh one, or, if you wish to retain your edit history, post a request at Wikipedia:Changing username. DS 15:28, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

really? why? it's a long-standing pen name and is identifiable as me. [matt]

[edit] Reason

As per Wikipedia:Username:

"No inflammatory usernames Wikipedia does not allow potentially inflammatory or offensive user names. Inflammatory usernames are needlessly discouraging to other contributors, and disrupt and distract from our task of creating an encyclopedia. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Names that refer to sexual acts or genitalia, including slang, innuendo, and double entendre
• Misspellings, or spellings of the above with "cr34+1v3 sub5717u710nz" (creative substitutions)"

I accept that you're a genuine contributor, but I really don't think it's a good idea to continue with this username. DS 23:37, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

fair enough, although it's more a jokey british name than anything rude--5318008 08:23, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Response

I'm aware that it's more of a joke than anything seriously meant as an offence; the problem is that it sets a bad precedent. Thank you for being so reasonable about it. DS 15:31, 12 May 2006 (UTC)