SmashWiki talk:Username policy

This talk page is no longer used to report inappropriate usernames. To report users with similar and/or unacceptable usernames, report them at the top of this section labeled for such reports at the using, where "Username" is the name of the user(s) in question.

Reporting similar and unacceptable usernames
Too gibberish as a username. How playz '' 21:54, December 1, 2020 (EST)

Self-explainatory right. Name also pretty long too. NPM   Morr!?   21:52, November 9, 2020 (EST)

Self-explanatory (copied over from the Admin noticeboard). Awesomelink234, the Super Cool Gamer (talk) 16:33, November 7, 2020 (EST)

Obvious inappropriate username is obvious Omegα   Toαd   22:05, July 11, 2020 (EDT)

Triple self explanatory.  OmegαToαd the Toαd Wαrrior   (BUP)  19:38, April 1, 2020 (EDT)
 * Bump as the user has made an edit. [[Image:001Toad.jpg|20px]]  OmegαToαd64,  the Best Kαrter  21:50, April 15, 2020 (EDT)
 * and cleared their talk page but that has been reverted. i'm late on this. S3AHAWK S3AHAWK_Signature_icon_1.pngS3AHAWK_signature_icon_2.png ( talk ) 01:02, May 3, 2020 (EDT)

Also self explanatory  Omegα  Toαd  64  22:15, February 11, 2020 (EST)

Self explanatory.  Alex the  Jigglypuff trainer  12:24, November 28, 2019 (EST)

I think this counts as an unacceptable username  Supα Toαd 64   20:29, November 13, 2019 (EST)

Fairly tame, but still appears to be in violation of the policy.  Alex the  Jigglypuff trainer  18:11, September 17, 2019 (EDT)

Keymash name. Black Vulpine of the Furry Nation. Furries make the internets go! :3 18:52, 2 November 2018 (EDT)

Self-explanatory inappropriate name. — Nokii (T·C·L) 20:16, 20 October 2018 (EDT)

user:pootissnake if this is where we report inappropriate usernames, then this. 72.133.91.93 14:28, 6 August 2018 (EDT)Blueflame105
 * Reports go at the top of the page. Also, I'm not an admin, but I'm pretty sure that name is okay - been here for a long time. Black Vulpine  of the Furry Nation.  Furries make the internets go! :3  19:41, 6 August 2018 (EDT)

Violates the first reason of unacceptable usernames per the Username policy. George Jones 21:35, 4 August 2018 (EDT)

Yeah that is a dumb username, it has the meaning of something that I won't mention for obvious reasons George Jones (talk) 12:20, 11 July 2018 (EDT)

's Youtube name is now, so i think they're the same person on this wiki. I think this moreso calls for an account merge then a block for sockpuppetry. Pen ro  19:43, 16 April 2017 (EDT)
 * No exact match, but several 2-quadrant matches. Safe to conclude that they are the same person, and worth inquiring.  Serpent SKSig.png  King  19:56, 16 April 2017 (EDT)

has the same meaning as Marijuana which is unacceptable should have been dealt a year ago. TabuuandMasterCore 13:19, 10 July 2016 (EDT)
 * I think it's fine.  Serpent SKSig.png  King  13:23, 10 July 2016 (EDT)

Im pretty disturbed with this username. TabuuandMasterCore 18:53, 5 July 2016 (EDT)

Poultry ( talk ) the God-Slayer 09:37, 5 July 2016 (EDT)
 * This guy's an inactive vandal who was already blocked. I don't think we should block him. PenroImage.png Pen ro  10:38, 5 July 2016 (EDT)

Poultry ( talk ) the Pumpkin Pie 12:00, 21 March 2016 (EDT)
 * Bump ier:Poultry| Poultry ]]PoultrysigSSBM.png( talk ) the Team Liquid 12:14, 22 March 2016 (EDT)

Penro ...that's all.  16:41, 26 February 2016 (EST)

Scizor Steelix  13:44, 13 February 2016 (EST)

Name is pretty obvious. Disaster Flare   (talk)  14:19, 29 January 2016 (EST)

am I the only one who sees similarities to ? Even worse since the latter made a backup account called. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone  09:00, 31 December 2015 (EST) I only made that account because I forgot my password to my main one for a few hours. Lol &#123;&#123;SUBST:ArticleIcons&#124;sonic&#124;y&#61;ssb4&#125;&#125; Get Smashing! (talk) 09:01, 14 May 2016 (EDT)

Looks highly inappropriate. Berrenta (talk) 16:57, 19 December 2015 (EST)
 * He's one of Drilly's vandals... Disaster Flare  Disaster Flare signature image.png  (talk)  16:58, 19 December 2015 (EST)

Same compared to. He doesn't need to be blocked but go ahead if he does. D o  t  s  (talk)  The Knee 18:53, 9 December 2015 (EST)

It should be obvious despite the user being blocked. Ganonmew, The Festive Evil Clone  15:03, 5 December 2015 (EST) The person just did Drilly Dilly backwards. Disaster Flare  (talk)  16:05, 18 November 2015 (EST)
 * Suddenly, this reminds me of another user who named themself Elgralbelgrayn, which is Nyargleblargle reversed. - Drilly   the   Hedgehog  17:35, 18 November 2015 (EST)

Spell it backwards. Ganonmew, The Thankful Evil Clone  13:42, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * Great. Nutcake is back! [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 13:51, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * Indeed. If there's anyone who doesn't know, Nutcake the Destroyer is a vandal we had about a month ago. He, along with Countthedracula and BLT SANDWICH, started the Vandal Attacks of October 2015. Ganonmew,  The Thankful Evil Clone  13:59, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * Shhhh ---Preceding unsigned comment added by a turkey ! Or maybe DatNuttyKid.  14:04, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * I wouldn't necessarily say that is a violation of that policy because I'm informing people of who ND is. Ganonmew,  The Thankful Evil Clone  14:09, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * Thus giving him notability, which is exactly what he wants. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by a turkey ! Or maybe DatNuttyKid.  14:15, 17 November 2015 (EST)
 * ...good point. Regardless, can someone do something about ekactun Ganonmew,  The Thankful Evil Clone  14:24, 17 November 2015 (EST)

I don't know. Ganonmew, The Evil Clone  07:18, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Vegeta, what does the scouter say about his power level? - Watdoesscoutersayabouthispwrlvl? (talk) 15:41, 29 October 2015 (EDT)
 * Wha? [[file:INoMedssig.png|20px]]  INoMed (Talk •  Contribs) 15:43, 29 October 2015 (EDT)

and They're still considered "Doctor" Tomoki. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is made in America 19:06, 11 October 2015 (EDT)

I just noticed, this username is Nyargleblargle spelled backwards. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 01:38, 2 October 2015 (EDT)

Already blocked for three days, but this username also seems inappropriate due to it being offensive. (I don't like Bieber either but still). D o  t  s  (talk)  The Charlie Brown 15:55, 1 October 2015 (EDT)

. Again. Nyargle blargle (Talk · Contribs) 13:01, 29 September 2015 (EDT)
 * Might be time for an IP block. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 13:14, 29 September 2015 (EDT)

Ok, I think someone out there is making accounts with names of controversial figures. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is bad for me 13:01, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * Such as... Hitler and Osama Bin Laden. [[file:INoMed-sig.png]]  INoMed   (Talk)  13:11, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * And this guy actually vandalized the page. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is bad for me  13:18, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * I didn't vandalize that page, I was getting rid of the vandalism related the Attributes section a week or so ago. [[file:INoMed-sig.png]]  INoMed   (Talk)  13:21, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * Should've checked RecentChanges xD [[file:INoMed-sig.png]]  INoMed   (Talk)  13:22, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * No, I'm saying the Lee Harvey Oswald account vandalized the page. Sorry for the confusion. ZeldaStarfoxfan2164 (talk) is bad for me 13:23, 27 September 2015 (EDT)
 * It's OK... [[file:INoMed-sig.png]]  INoMed   (Talk)  13:28, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Also intolerable because both Tsarnaevs (reality-wise) bombed Boston and killed hundreds (again, feel free to search up Tsarnaev on Wikipedia and/or Google). - Drilly Dilly (talk) 05:12, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Again, another intolerable username (if you don't know who Tsarnaev is, search him up on Google and/or Wikipedia). - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:33, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Unacceptable username. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 01:23, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Need I say more? - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:47, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Again, plain obvious. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:47, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

Pretty obvious. - Drilly Dilly (talk) 04:47, 27 September 2015 (EDT)

pretty offensive username. (Smashworker101 (talk) 13:43, 20 December 2014 (EST))
 * He was already told he had an inappropriate name. Not much can be done now, and I haven't seen him since the day he joined.  Rtzxy Reflect.jpg  Reflect!  13:55, 20 December 2014 (EST)
 * I know that part. (Smashworker101 (talk) 14:12, 20 December 2014 (EST))

User:Wieners in man butt Pretty sure anyway. ---Preceding unsigned comment added by you. Or maybe Nutta. 16:29, 1 December 2014 (EST)

. Not quite sure if it completely falls under the other language section, but it definitely falls under the difficulty typing it out part of it. (talk) 17:20, 2 December 2014 (EST)
 * A few accents doesn't make a name hard to type and still be understood. See Pokemon. Toomai Glittershine [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Trumpeteer 17:22, 2 December 2014 (EST)
 * I thought it was referring to linking to the user's page and whatnot, sorry about that. (talk) PikaSamusSig.png 17:25, 2 December 2014 (EST)

...Am I the only one who sees a similarity between the username and this? Aidan the  Aura Master  09:25, 3 February 2015 (EST)
 * are you sure your illusions are coming? Smashworker101 (talk) 21:59, 4 February 2015 (EST)
 * Comparing Extiicy with Ecstasy kinda doesn't make a huge difference because Ecstasy is a philosophy, drug, emotional, songs, art, and a religion (kind of) and Extiicy is not a real word. So...... Smashworker101 (talk) 22:14, 4 February 2015 (EST)
 * I'm just saying they sound a lot alike, and it may or may not be a coincidence. [[File:AidanzapunkSignaturesmall.PNG]] Aidan the  Aura Master  09:05, 5 February 2015 (EST)

.... Although I do get why you might think my name (Extiicy) is affiliated with a drug, I really did not intend to make it that way, I do not seek to have people confuse my name with the drug, I've always had this username even before I knew what ecstasy was, it's just a coincidence I guess. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Extiicy (talk • contribs) 09:30, 18 February 2015 (EST)

Renaming proposal
I think we should include a section on renaming users, so users know what exactly happens (and that it exists). It would go something like this:
 * '''"If a user doesn't like their current username, it is possible for a bureaucrat to change the username. The process is really simple.
 * '''After deciding on a new username, a user would report the new username request to an active bureaucrat on his/her talk page.
 * The bureaucrat will decide if the name change is appropriate. If it is, then the bureaucrat will ask the user to wait a few days to make sure he/she really wants the new username. When a few days have passed, the user should remind the bureaucrat of the rename, which at that time, the bureaucrat will rename the user. In the event the new username is not appropriate, the bureaucrat will ask the user to come up with a new name."

It's not the best of wordings, to be honest, but it's a general idea, and you may fix it as you please.  Rtzxy   Reflect!  22:58, 4 December 2014 (EST)
 * I'm working on a separate policy page for this; I don't think it really works well merged with this one. Toomai Glittershine [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Obfuscating 23:00, 4 December 2014 (EST)
 * Really? I think it could fit on this page. This is about usernames, right?  Rtzxy Reflect.jpg  Reflect!  23:02, 4 December 2014 (EST)
 * This is about "what a legal username is", which I don't think fits with "the procedure and restrictions on having your name changed". Toomai Glittershine [[Image:Toomai.png|20px|link=User:Toomai/Bin|???]] The Researcher 23:04, 4 December 2014 (EST)
 * Well, who says we can't rewrite this policy into a general username policy, one that's not just about which usernames are acceptable and what's not? It shouldn't be that hard to do anyways, right?  Rtzxy Reflect.jpg  Reflect!  23:06, 4 December 2014 (EST)

Should names quite similar or identical to article titles be acceptable?
^Per title. Regardless of what the answer to this question is, I firmly believe it should be addressed on the policy page. If this discussion has taken place before then my apologies. Main reason I even bring this up is because of the following user who has done no wrongdoing and seems to have made solid contributions thus far: Rob Sir    zx  21:00, 2 March 2016 (EST)
 * Yes those are fine. It's a suggestion that people do not name themselves "Mario" or the like, but that's not an actual rule. Serpent  SKSig.png  King   21:03, 2 March 2016 (EST)

Copyright usernames
So seeing how was banned for having "dong" in it, would this mean that for example, I would like to request a username change to "ConstructAdditionalPylons", but it would be unacceptable? D o  t  s  (talk)  The Blue 09:31, 9 March 2016 (EST)

Do we really need reports here?
I was looking through the admin noticeboard when I came across my old edit directing a user here, to which the user in question replied that the inappropriate name section over there was more reliable. Should we exclusively report names over there? Awesomelink234, the Super Cool Gamer (talk) 21:08, January 20, 2021 (EST)

Potential amendment suggestion
Should it be prohibited to maliciously impersonate active users from non-SmashWiki communities (e.g. YouTube, Reddit, Twitter etc.)? --Zakawer2 (talk) 20:35, February 1, 2022 (EST)


 * I think there was a time where a impersonation was reported and that account was dealt with so there are indeed something being done to these malicious accounts. Grand Dad.png NPM    Morr!?  NaughtyPigBoi.jpg 00:07, February 2, 2022 (EST)

Rule amendment regarding similar usernames
Currently we have it in our rules that people cannot use a username that is functionally identical or very similar to another active wiki user (or a now inactive but significant wiki user). This rule is good to prevent impersonation and eliminate the inevitable confusion that would occur from two similarly-named users being mistaken for each other, but I do want to make the following amendment:


 * This restriction on overly similar usernames will be extended to significant Smash figures that do not have SmashWiki accounts, so people will not be allowed to use such names without verifying that they are said figure the name belongs to. This will stamp out any impersonation attempts, prevent issues arising from the account making edits where their identity is relevant (e.g. making edits where their legitimacy is based on the user's identity or partaking in conflict of interest editing), and prevent the awkwardness of a big name person trying to create an account on the wiki after their username was already taken by some rando.
 * This restriction will not apply to overly generic names, e.g. "Light" or any first name tag. When a name is so generic that several noteworthy figures use the name, it's not practical to bother trying to "reserve" the name, and in the event that multiple people with that same generic tag want to join the wiki, then it's still in our best interest to make them use different usernames so that they aren't confused for each other.

There is no hard criteria for what constitutes a "significant Smash figure" and it will have to be decided on a case-by-case basis. So when a new account springs up using a username that would possibly violate this, the administration should be notified and they'll decide if the name is of a significant enough figure to restrict its usage. If they decide it is, the procedure will then be to leave a talk page message notifying the user that they will need to verify their identity with the administration, and if the user confesses or does not give verification, the account will be blocked and the user will be forced to select a new name. If the user refuses to cooperate or does not respond in a timely fashion, then their name will be forcibly changed to something else to free up the username (while any attempt to create new accounts under the restricted name will be met with farther blocks). What do people think of this idea; are you for it, against it, or have any suggestions for revisions to this idea? Omega  Tyrant   14:27, October 17, 2023 (EDT)


 * Fully onboard with this. A useful heuristic might be if either the name has a Smasher page, or has a red-link to a Smasher page in at least 3 places (or some other arbitrary number) on the wiki, then they're considered a significant smash figure. Stuart98 (talk) 14:33, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

A natural Support. Toast  ltimatum  14:36, October 17, 2023 (EDT)
 * Support. No reason not to support this imo. Señor Mexicano   (talk)  14:37, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

Support, numerous competitive gaming websites have adopted similar policies with great success. Combatting impersonation is important for good wiki-ing. - Plague  von Karma  14:59, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

Support for what should be obvious reasons.  Voqéo T  15:02, October 17, 2023 (EDT)
 * Support. Aidan   the Spooky Gamer  16:20, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

Easy support, everything mentioned above sums up my thoughts. Ultimate Toad,  the Toad Warrior.  (I'm the best!)  16:27, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

Support. Impersonation has indeed happened before (see above). So it's only natural to have amendments in regard to verifying "significant figures". NPM   Morr!?   19:03, October 17, 2023 (EDT)

Support --Meester Tweester (talk) 13:10, October 18, 2023 (EDT)

With no opposition on here nor Discord, I'm passing this. Omega  Tyrant   06:12, October 20, 2023 (EDT)