Oldak Quill wrote:
Why not just ask nicely (which has been done before), and if he says no, ask him to place a big, flashy, gawdy, super-duper shiny box near the top of his pages explaining that he is not the _official_ ombudsman with a link to the real users' pages. And if he refuses that, tell him sorry, block the account based on an inappropriate username, and be on with it. Too harsh? --LV
Well, there is no reason to block his account and deprive him of his past edits, whether he complies or not. We will simply have to force rename him (User:The User Previously known as Ombudsman).
I may have been mislead on this (not a good situation for the bureaucrat doing 95% of the namechanges on en.wiki) but my understanding is that en.wiki does not permit forced name changes. Barring an order from the Arbitration Committee, Jimbo Wales, or the Foundation Board, I just don't think we can do it. I'd be interested to hear from Angela, who is also an en.wiki bureaucrat and has far more inside experience than I do.
Essjay