User:Bootmii/Conservapedia:Unusable names

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At some point the Conservapedia's Differences with Wikipedia: Number 16, we use professional names went from "[w]e do not encourage anti-intellectual editor names that are attracted to Wikipedia" to a blockable offense being "not using your real first name and last initial"[1]. This creates an immediate problem, as there are now only 25 variations for each first name[2]. This has the effect that any sincere editor who wishes to conform to all of Conservpedia's rules would not be able to join if someone with the same first name and last name initial has already joined. In order to join Conservapedia you have to first make sure that someone has not gone before you, so we present the list of common first names that you cannot have, if you wish to be a Conservapedia (l)user.

Also please note Conservapedia has a name "blacklist" preventing certain names.[3] Unfortunately if all the Richards are taken you can't abbreviate your name as a result.

Gentlemanly names[edit]

Gentlemen, part one[edit]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alex X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Andrew X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Arthur X X 2 X X X
Ben X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Benjamin X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Bill X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Bob X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Brian X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Chris X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Christopher3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Dan X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X
Daniel X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X
Dave X X X X X X X X X X X X
David X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X
Dick3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Eric X X X X X X X X X X X
Frank X X X X 2 X X X X X X X
Jack X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X
Jacob X X X X X 2 X X X X
Jake X X X 2 X X X X X X
James X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Jason X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X
Jim X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X
Joe X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X
John X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Jon X X X X 2 X X X X X
Jonathan X X X 2 X X X X X X X
Joseph X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X
Josh X X X X 2 X X X X X
Joshua X X X X X
Kyle X X X X X
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Gentlemen, part two[edit]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Mark X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X
Matt X X X X 2 X X X X
Matthew X X X X X X X X X X X
Michael X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Mike X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Paul X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X
Rich X X X X
Richard X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Rick X X X X X
Rob X X X X X 2 X X X X
Robert X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X
Ryan X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X
Sam X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Steve X X X X X X X X X X X X
Steven X X X X X X X X X
Thomas X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X
Tim X X X 2 X X X X X X
Timothy X 2 X X X X X X X
Tom X X X X X X X X
Will X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X
William X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Ladylike names[edit]

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alice X X X
Alison X
Allison X X X
Barbara X X
Beth X
Bethany X
Betsy
Chris X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Christina3 X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Christine3 X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Elizabeth X X X X X
Emily X X 2 X X
Erica X X
Gennifer
Jane X 2 X X X X
Janet X X X
Janice X X
Jen X
Jenn X
Jenna X X
Jennie X
Jennifer X 2 X X X
Jenny X X X
Kelley X X X X
Kellie
Kelly X X
Leslie X X
Linda X X X
Liz
Kate X X
Mary X X 2 X X X X
Michelle X X X X
Rachel X X X X X
Sarah X X X X X X X X X X X X
Sue
Susan X X X
Susanna X
Terry X X X 2 X X
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. Conservapedia's drop down list of block reasons
  2. The software will not allow creation of a letter "I" if "L" is taken, or vice versa, due to their similar appearance in the default Arial font used on MediaWiki. Strangely, there is a MikeL and a MikeI. Possibly they were both created before the relevant extension was installed that prevented this occurring.
  3. "Christ" has been added to the list of unusable words, therefore any name containing "christ" such as "Christopher", "Christina", "Christine" etc. has been made unusable.