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| + | It has come to my attention that an user is using [[User:Shouniaisha|Shouniaisha]] as their username. [https://www.google.com/search?q=%22shouniaisha%22+%22pedophile%22 "Shouniaisha" is apparently the Japanese word for "pedophile"]. I'm pretty sure that [[wikipedia:Wikipedia:Username_policy#Inappropriate_usernames|Wikipedia would consider this to be an inappropriate username]]. Does RationalWiki have a similar policy regarding usernames? Should RationalWiki allow users to use foreign (non-English) translations of the English word "pedophile" as their username? --[[User:Michaeldsuarez|Michaeldsuarez]] ([[User talk:Michaeldsuarez|talk]]) 14:12, 29 December 2015 (UTC) | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 29 December 2015
The chicken coop is for the avoidance, containment and resolution of cases of Headless Chicken Mode (HCM). Despite the name, this tends to be serious business.
This page can be used for reporting cases of administrative abuse (abuse of sysop or moderator abilities such as blocking, page deletion, or user rights management), general abuse (such as trolling, wandalism, and personal attacks), and conflicts which cannot be solved through normal talk page discussion (such as long-standing edit wars or article content disputes). Please be specific and include links to any relevant discussions, page edits or logs.
All editors are welcome to comment on the cases raised here, and to try to reach a consensus on any action to be taken. If no consensus can be reached, and the HCM seems to be escalating, moderators are expected to take some action. However, any serious or permanent solution, such as removal of rights or lengthy ban, requires a community vote here according to the guidelines laid out in our Community Standards.
Please try to resolve conflicts directly through discussion on other editor's talk pages before reporting them. It's better to just talk to someone rather than try to drag their name through the mud.
If the issue is not conflict resolution, but concerns RationalWiki policies, suggested changes to how things work around here, or similar matters of principle, please post on the Community Standards talk page instead.
Use {{CoopNotice}} to inform the user in question, so that they have a chance to discuss their actions here.
As a final note, if you think this page is a good tactic to apply in gaming the mob into doing your bidding, you may be shocked to see your post archived quite swiftly.
User using the Japanese word for "pedophile" as their username
It has come to my attention that an user is using Shouniaisha as their username. "Shouniaisha" is apparently the Japanese word for "pedophile". I'm pretty sure that Wikipedia would consider this to be an inappropriate username. Does RationalWiki have a similar policy regarding usernames? Should RationalWiki allow users to use foreign (non-English) translations of the English word "pedophile" as their username? --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 14:12, 29 December 2015 (UTC)