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*Usernames that are the same as or very similar to the name of a significant Smash figure, regardless of if they have a SmashWiki account, unless the account creator can verify that they are the Smash figure in question. This is disallowed to prevent impersonation, prevent issues from arising if the user makes edits where their true identity is a relevant factor (such as potential [[conflict of interest editing]]), and to reserve the username for said Smash figure in case they do want to create a SmashWiki account. What constitutes a significant enough Smash figure for this rule is to be decided on a case-by-case basis. | *Usernames that are the same as or very similar to the name of a significant Smash figure, regardless of if they have a SmashWiki account, unless the account creator can verify that they are the Smash figure in question. This is disallowed to prevent impersonation, prevent issues from arising if the user makes edits where their true identity is a relevant factor (such as potential [[conflict of interest editing]]), and to reserve the username for said Smash figure in case they do want to create a SmashWiki account. What constitutes a significant enough Smash figure for this rule is to be decided on a case-by-case basis. | ||
**This rule does not apply to names that are overly common or generic, for example first name tags or a generic tag like "[[Light]]" that is used by many notable smashers. In the case a significant Smash figure with such a name joins the wiki and find their name already taken, they will still have no "claim" to the name. | **This rule does not apply to names that are overly common or generic, for example first name tags or a generic tag like "[[Light]]" that is used by many notable smashers. In the case a significant Smash figure with such a name joins the wiki and find their name already taken, they will still have no "claim" to the name. | ||
*Usernames threatening to cause harm to people (such as an username saying you will bomb a school) or ones relating to controversial events (such as mass shootings or the {{iw|wikipedia|September 11 attacks}}). | |||
**Examples of such usernames include “[[wikipedia:Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold|Eric Harris]]”, “9-11 attacks” or “I will be the next school shooter” | |||
==Dealing with inappropriate usernames== | ==Dealing with inappropriate usernames== | ||