[WikiEN-l] Usernames

Nick Boalch n.g.boalch at durham.ac.uk
Fri May 26 11:18:18 UTC 2006


Phil Boswell wrote:

>> 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.
> 
> So if someone creates a username "Jesus Gutierrez" and plonks a {{user
> es-N}} box on their user-page, we'll cut them as much slack as they need.
> 
> Turn up with a name like "Jesus on Wheels" and a less warm reception is
> likely.

Funnily enough I do actually know someone called Jesús de Rueda, a name
for which a reasonable English transliteration would be 'Jesus on Wheels'...

Cheers,

N.

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