Inkipedia:Proposals/Passed/Username

This is a policy proposal.

The policy has not been approved yet.

Draft at User:Slate/Inkipedia:Policy/Username.

Long overdue username policy. Inkipedia has unwritten restrictions on what is admissible as a username. These requirements are covered by this new policy.

Start date: 22 December 2023

End date: 12 January 2024

Support

1. Yeah, for the most part I can get behind this. It curtails a string of issues that tend to crop up and I think serves as a stronger security feature. I'm still of the belief names should be at minimum two characters long but we've argued over that enough and I'm willing to concede that point. Users should be able to clearly derive whether something is a page or a person and causing confusion with naming helps greatly. Bolstering other policies is a plus too. Trig - 13:43, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
2. Very comprehensive and well thought out, really helps clarify many potential grey areas. I especially like the addition of explaining what constitutes a clearly disruptive username. GloverMist (talk) 13:57, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
3. Very well written & easily understandable proposal. All guidelines seem reasonable. kris(talk) 15:31, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
4.  GX_64 (talk)  22:41, 23 December 2023 (UTC)
5. User:Sol
6. OrderSquid38 [Talk] 10:53, 24 December 2023 (UTC)
7. No reason to disagree, pretty simple and clear rules. The chart at the end really helps out if you may not fully understand the text. Stay Fresh! (Btw, is my username a violation due to the fact that we cover the New Squidbeak Splatoon? If so, I can become NewSquidbeak or something, no problem. Actually kinda a problem I wouldn't really enjoy a name change. If you know can you say so in discussion pls ;-; Ok Stay Fresh!) NewSquidbeakSplatoon (talk)
8. I think it's always good to have clear guidelines for what a username shouldn't be. I support. Wafer - 02:24, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
9. Guidelines are clear and make sense, no disagreements. SquishyAuri (talk)
10. I don't know if these really need to be written, or if they're just a given, but sure, why not. –Eli (talk) 08:54, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

Discussion

• On Trig's 2-character minimum point, I feel like I should write here for public record. This minimum does not exist due to the allowance of non-Latin script. For example, 鰞 (cuttlefish/squid), could be a valid username. Further, more than half the English alphabet (single letters) have already been registered and due to the grandfathering clause, I don't feel like this is a battle worth having. Finally, the policy covers no symbols and punctuation only as blockable. Slate Talk Contribs 14:50, 23 December 2023 (UTC)