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
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