Steve Bennett wrote:
Again, he can't do that while he is blocked,can he? Please let's not get into the Islamophobia arguement again. Saladin might be a common Arabic name for all you know.
Offensive names are offensive names. Whether you actually intended them that way isn't relevant.
We do need to be a bit careful about this, I think, or we do run the risk of thoughtlessly impose Anglo-US values on an international project.
For instance, the username policy forbids using the 'names of religious figures', but in many parts of the world it's common for people to be named after such figures: off the top of my head, I know several Spaniards called Jesús.
'Offensive names are offensive names' is either categorically untrue or essentially empty of meaning. (Either it means that there is some absolute standard for what is offensive, which there isn't, or it means that any name that could be found offensive by anyone, anywhere in the world should not be permitted, which, given the apparent ability of people to get worked up about nothing, would probably lead to all of us getting socked with indefinite username bans).
Cheers,
N.