On Tue, Jan 28, 2003 at 03:44:33PM -0800, Jimmy Wales wrote:
I concur, with the caveat that in all but a few shocking cases that only a twisted mind such as mine could think up anyway, ha ha, I don't think that someone coming in with an offensive nickname is enough to ban the *person*, particularly on a first offense. We can just tell them that they need to pick a more professional handle.
I am in favor of renaming them summarily. Or at least changing their "nickname" that shows up in recent changes, while leaving the actual login name itself alone.
Jonathan