[WikiEN-l] Distasteful names - CrucifiedChrist

Brion Vibber brion at pobox.com
Tue Jan 28 06:37:11 UTC 2003


On lun, 2003-01-27 at 21:58, james duffy wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I know we have a problem sometimes with badly chosen names (to put it 
> mildly!). One I have heard some comment about is CRUCIFIEDCHRIST which I 
> agree is in very bad taste, as it appears to mock the beliefs of many Wiki 
> users. (Either that or it is someone with a Woodrow Wilson-style Christ 
> complex!) It would be as unacceptable as if someone called themeselves 
> BUSHWARMONGER, LAPDOG BLAIR or BELSEN. It is provocative, offensive to many 
> and should be removed. Is there some procedure by which those in unsuitable 
> names are asked to change them? I haven't seen CUMGUZZLER for a while. Maybe 
> he has renamed, reformed or is living up to his name and so otherwise 
> distracted. (Was it a he? I never checked!)

CG used a number of login names from the same IP, including this one.
All things considered, I'd say it's a huge improvement.

-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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