[WikiEN-l] Using RachelCorrie's name as a user name - sickening

[The Cunctator]

On 4/16/03 11:13 PM, "james duffy" <jtdirl at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> OK. That is it. I've definitely come across the most revolting thing on
> wikipedia. An anonymous user how now decided to use the name of a recent
> dead person, Rachel Corrie. It is stomach churning to think that anyone
> could be so tactless as to use a dead person's name and spread it all across
> the wiki doing edits, etc. We didn't say say you cannot choose a recently
> dead person's name because no-one could have imagined that anyone would be
> so sick as to do it. Obviously there are sickos out there who stoop to this
> repulsive level.

It's really not something to get that worked up about. Part of ahimsa is to
avoid feeling offended unless absolutely necessary.

We didn't say you cannot choose a recently dead person's name because we
don't care, not because no-one could have imagined that anyone would be so
sick as to do it. The person chose to do it as a tribute to Corrie, not to
revolt you, churn your stomach, and repulse you.

Yes, it's tactless.

But that's all.