It's moot. All the e-mails are bouncing. And I do think that we have precisely every right to avoid confusing IDs. Anyone registering as connie niel should also be asked to pick something else to avoid what is certain to happen when they post.

And that's all we did.

Just on a purely administrative note, we don't allow people to sign un with the name "FUCKERS", do we?

The price of freedom is being nice to dickheads until we've got enough real evidence to nail their asses to the wall. With rusty nails.

Didn't Thomas Paine say that?

I think we've come to some consensus about the whole Fuzzy Logic About Similar Names now. And that seems to be - certain names aren't allowed (because they're like Tim Minaer) and that names which are variations of banned people are suspect and polite email saying the burden of proof is on them is a fair response.

Uhm, I'm a little tempted to go register the names Hecubot and Manservent Hecubus though just because I'd feel weird if somebody else started posting under those names.

Thought I'd drop you another welcome, Nicole3516.

People don't always respond to my posts, and I've been here a while. (God, how long has it been, and am I a real Buffista if I'm in the FAQ? Kidding, kidding.)

As one of the people who posts in the Firefly thread, I'm glad to see mieskie gone. I thought about engaging him in the thread, but due to frequent bouts of blinding rage brought on by working on fan campaigns, I decided I didn't feel like getting involved in another land war in Asia.

We have a (is it stated? it should be stated in the official docs) policy (discussed here, I think) that we can eyeball IDs for offensiveness.

The e-mail I sent was brief, but said that the ID violated community standards.

Didn't Thomas Paine say that?

I'm sure he didn't, but I'm absurdly flattered to be even remotely paired with him.

Because without positive ID, we don't know until he posts? Because, as corny as it sounds, we're supposed to be better than he is?

Our standard is stricter - and there are too many cheap little stunts that a dedicated asshole could use to abuse this tolerance. Under certain circumstances the burden of proof is upon the person attempting to register. That's not so onerous.

Plus, as noted, it's moot since the emails aren't valid.

Just on a purely administrative note, we don't allow people to sign un with the name "FUCKERS", do we?

John, you MUST let me tag this.

People don't always respond to my posts, and I've been here a while.

So anyway, did I mention I'd had lunch with Angus? It was cool.