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Jimbobbowilly (talk · contribs)

Jimbo meets Willy? --BigDT 21:17, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Allow. Why Not? Zbl 22:21, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Very very weak allow. The words Jimbo and Willy in one username should set all alarm bells ringing. But the chance that this user is simply called Jim Bob Bowilly is, however small, too big to block. Allow for now, but indefblock immediately if this turns out to be a vandal. AecisBrievenbus 22:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Is 'Bowilly' a real surname? "Mr Bowilly" get no ghits [1] and neither does combining Bowilly with common first names... WjBscribe 22:49, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    If the user really is named Jimbob Bowilly, then he has the coolest name of all time. --BigDT 23:28, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow. Using the name of Jimbo and that of a notorious vandal in one username is just too much. Asking for a rename is not that big a deal. WjBscribe 22:46, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's right, I forgot about WoW... I'm removing my vote for now. // DecaimientoPoético 22:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow per WJBscribe. NikoSilver 22:53, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow - at least ask first. If they claim it is meant that way then it should be diasllowed. However, the extra b's in the middle concern me. COuld be read as jimbob bo willy, or some other name. I think we jumped the gun because it starts with jimbo. -- Chrislk02 (Chris Kreider) 23:03, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow, almost certainly a combination of Jimbo, and Willy, and maybe a dash of Bobabobabo. Proto ► 23:58, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow. I hear sirens in my head. This is too much to be coincidence. — coelacan talk — 00:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow: Would you have objected if he'd CamelCapped it as JimBobBoWilly? Would Jamesrobertbeauregardwilliam be better, or too "lengthy" under whatever standard we're using this hour? -- Ben 00:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Allow It looks like a nonsensical name to me. Were it Jimbobbowheels, that'd be quite suggestive, but I'm not quite convinced by Jimbobbowilly. ShadowHalo 01:01, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow using a prolific vandals name and a long standing editors name in the same username is a violation of the WP:U policy "Usernames that give the impression that you intend to cause trouble, such as "Vandal", "Hacker", "H4X0E", "Spammer", "Troll", or "on Wheels". This includes names that may refer to malware, such as "Virus" or "Trojan horse"." Lets not forget that "on Wheels" addition is due to Willy, the vandal in question. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 01:04, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • They chose to bar "on Wheels" and chose not to bar "Willy", a common form of a very common given name. Willy Ley, Willy Brandt, Willy Kan, Willy DeVille, etc. Are you going to block every "Willy" from Wikipedia? -- Ben 01:20, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • And you don't find the use of Jimbo's name a little suspicious? I very much doubt this is a coincidence. That being said, the I think the user should be blocked with the assumption of good faith. Even if it is a coincidence it still "gives the impression that you intend to cause trouble" to those familiar with those two names, which is most people who have been here a while. I have no problem with "Willy DeVille", but "HighInBCBoWilly", or "ShadowHaloBoWilly", crosses the line, "Jimbobbowilly" is way over the line. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 01:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
But I'm not so sure it's supposed to be Jimbo's name. I see Jim + Bob + Willy with an extra "bo" to make it flow. ShadowHalo 01:58, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Intention is not relevant, it is the potential disruption that is the issue, a username does not need to be bad faith to be blocked, on good faith names we do a soft block and tell them how to change it or make a new account. Jimbo is a very well known user around here. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 02:00, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow citing policy: Wikipedia does not allow... usernames that give the impression that you intend to cause trouble. The policy doesn't seem to require that the user actually cause trouble with the username. Reswobslc 04:28, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My name is Brian Wason.com (talk · contribs)

Blocked on site, although its got .com , its clearly not spam RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 23:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

  • Allow A perfectly reasonable block, but there isn't such a website, so I lean to allow. ShadowHalo 23:35, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Copied from User talk:ryanpostlethwaite: I can see why this account was blocked, but the use of .com in itself is not explicitly forbidden in WP:USERNAME. It is only forbidden if it promotes a company or a website, and I don't think that's the case here. No opinion on the block though. AecisBrievenbus 23:36, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • allow IF they change the name and remove the .com Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 23:40, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, as I said, the .com bit is a bit controversial, but it isn't covered anywhere in WP:U RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 23:41, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
if we let any .com's through we will start down a very slippery slope of this isnt quite spam so we can allow it. I prefer to set a common standard and say no .com Betacommand (talk • contribs • Bot) 23:50, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with that. Some way to prevent .com usernames from being registered, like what was done with @'s previously, might be in order. AecisBrievenbus 23:51, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'll second that. But we should write it into policy first RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 23:52, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Now proposed here as an addition to policy RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 23:59, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • disallow - No .com please. Every name I've ever seen with that in it, has been here to add external links to wikipedia. —— Eagle101 Need help? 23:56, 19 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow, per WP:U. Usernames that promote a company or website: Usernames of or closely resembling the names of companies, groups, or include the URL of a particular website are discouraged and may be blocked.  Planetary Chaos  Talk to me  00:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What website does this sound like? RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
What about the good faith assumption that he is called Brian Wason? I think this username is too far away from www.wason.com RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 00:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment. I'm going to go out on a limb and say "closely resembling the names of companies" is not too far from wason.com  Planetary Chaos  Talk to me  00:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow. I agree with Beta that allowing this potentially opens a floodgate. If it's not in policy already, put it there quick. — coelacan talk — 00:35, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment Since this is already here and we know it's not a real site, I say we allow, especially since the username policy had nothing against dot coms. However, I fully support adding a rule against it and blocking it on sight (whether it's a real URL or not) since it's simply not practical to check each time or open up an RfC, and there are too many ways to get around the rules otherwise with minor spelling changes. ShadowHalo 00:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow Invite user to remove ".com" from the username. Kukini hablame aqui 00:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow The appearance of advertising is just as disruptive. HighInBC (Need help? Ask me) 00:55, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow with new consensus based addition to WP:U RyanPostlethwaiteSee the mess I've created or let's have banter 01:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
  • Disallow per Ryan Postlethwaite. Acalamari 02:44, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Im_So_high_on_Weed (talk · contribs)

I notice this is already blocked. In what way would this violate the username policy, any more than User:HighInBC would? The person claims to be from the Netherlands and speak Dutch, making his purported cannabis usage legal, besides not violating any Wikipedia policy I know of. Reswobslc 04:25, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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