User:Reception123/Username policy
This is a draft proposal for a new global policy. If it's not a copy/edit and a more major change, please indicate what it is on the discussion page before editing.
Above all, common sense should be applied when creating a new user account.
The following types of usernames are not allowed on any Miraheze wiki:
- Usernames that are offensive, contain insulting material or do not respect the Code of Conduct.
- Usernames that give the impression that the account in question has permissions which it does not have (e.g. "administrator", "bureaucrat", etc.).
- Usernames that contain the exact name of a wiki (e.g. a user named "Metawiki").
- Usernames that resemble IP addresses (as these are expected to designate non-logged-in users), timestamps or other names which would be confusing in that sense.
- Usernames that contain phone numbers or email addresses.
- Usernames that contain a name of a post or a position (i.e. President of Company X, etc.).
- Usernames that are deliberately similar to other users in the possible scope of impersonation (i.e. user a is called "Example", user b is called "Examplee")
Usernames which do not respect this policy (after it is in effect) will be given a warning and invited to change their username immediately, if they do not due so in a limit to be determined by a steward, they will be globally locked.
If in doubt about a username, you can contact staff (preferably email at staff
miraheze.org) to determine whether the username you would like to use is acceptable or not.