On 19/09/2007, Monahon, Peter B. <Peter.Monahon(a)uspto.gov> wrote: I don't know what that person was talking about, but I'm talking about people banned from Wikipaedia who may be concerned about the reputations of their usernames, whether it be their real names or long standing pseudonyms. I am saying that attempting to appeal may seriously harm their reputations, regardless of whether or not they were an asset or a detriment to the Wikipaedia. (Note the past tense. 1. Banned users aren't supposed to edit, so there should be no present tense. 2. Even if allowed to edit, they may be so upset about what Wikipaedia put them through that even if they were assets before, they might not be any more.) I am saying that Wikipaedia will attack them, and their best chance of getting things blanked is to try to stay out of the spotlight, don't appeal, and claim non-notability. And I'm fairly sure a lot of banned users do at least lurk here. Hello all you banned users out there! : )

Monahon, Peter B. wrote: Do the spammers and vandals care about the difference? Ec