Username Policy
This policy details what kinds of usernames that are acceptable or unacceptable on this site and how to deal with unacceptable usernames.
A username is used to identify a user across all language versions of the Minecraft Wiki. You may rename your account if you wish to do so, but please beware that your old username will still be displayed in signatures on talk pages you have commented on.
A username should not be misleading.
Usernames should not mislead others about the account's identity.
Examples of unacceptable usernames:
● Usernames that deliberately impersonate other users.
● Usernames that imply that the account holds permissions it does not hold, such as usernames that contain terms like "admin", "sysop", "patroller", or "bureaucrat".
● Usernames that imply that the account is a bot when it is not, such as usernames that contain terms like "bot" or "script".
A username should not be offensive
Editors are expected to behave civilly.
Examples of unacceptable usernames:
● Usernames that contain profanities or otherwise profane or obscene content.
● Usernames that are meant to offend, attack, or discriminate against any specific social group or status, e.g. race, ethnicity, nationality, age, sex, gender identity, sexual preference, or religious or political affiliation.
● Usernames that contain personal attacks directed at other editors.
A username should not be promotional
Promotion and advertising are not allowed on the wiki.
Examples of unacceptable usernames:
● Usernames that are unambiguously meant to promote a company, organization, product, fan community, server, etc. See also the next section.
A username should belong to an individual person
Each account should only be used by one person and the username should indicate this.
Conversely, a username must not:
● only contain the name of a company, organization, or a group of people;or otherwise
● indicate that an account will be used by more than one person.
A username should display properly
● In order for a username to be able to seen and understood by others, a username must not:
● be longer than 50 characters,
● contain special Unicode characters that may cause display issues for other users, including emojis.
Dealing with unacceptable usernames
● Accounts with usernames violating this policy should be globally blocked and CATS are responsible for taking action. Administrators in language wikis are responsible to report them to CATS if someone is violating this policy because CATS may not be aware of them.
● Everyone should use common sense and assume good faith before reporting or blocking, which is sometimes not necessary at all.
● If the username is unambiguously problematic, then depending on the severity of the violation, there are different options available to handle it:
● For mild violations that might have been done by a user in good faith, they should be issued a warning on their user talk page to rename their account before further action is taken.
● For obvious deliberate violations, especially if the user is also involved in other policy violations, the user should be immediately blocked.
● Additionally, if the username in question is especially offensive, it may be hidden using revision deletion, and it may be referred to Weird Gloop for anonymization.