Ray Saintonge wrote:
My observation on these names is that most of these users have an attention span that matches their social grace. Once [[User:Adolf Hitler]] has joined us, he is not likely to stay long. His usage of the name, however, means that all others are blocked from using that name in the future. The problem will effectively solve itself without the need for more rules.
I think that's a very clever observation, and adds to my conviction that we might have a set of recommendations, but that except in some extreme cases, we need not have a formal policy that forbids these names.
If [[User:Saddam Hussein]] turns out to be a good user, then that person can likely be persuaded to change the username to something more serious.
--Jimbo