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A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?


Edit/addition:

Obviously I'm being somewhat zealous making this request, but in my work, not taking child protection issues seriously is not an option, so I'm seeing through that lens. It doesn't need to be a consensus issue, where most people say it doesn't bother them, therefore it's ok.

Jokey usernames are obviously harmless most of the time, however, the 'joke' in this case is that the username basically reads "I'm a threat to children". However funny that is or isn't, we as a community should say, that's not really an area where we need to be joking around, the bar is set very low.

I suggest it is edited to 'peter f'.

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?


Edit/addition:

Obviously I'm being somewhat zealous making this request, but in my work, not taking child protection issues seriously is not an option, so I'm seeing through that lens. It doesn't need to be a consensus issue, where most people say it doesn't bother them, therefore it's ok.

Jokey usernames are obviously harmless most of the time, however, the 'joke' in this case is that the username basically reads "I'm a threat to children". However funny that is or isn't, we as a community should say, that's not really an area where we need to be joking around, the bar is set very low.

I suggest it is edited to 'peter f'.

edited, not removed, in title
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Can a user name be considered offensive (and removededited)?

Can a user name be considered offensive (and removededited)?

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?

Can a user name be considered offensive (and removed)?

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?

Can a user name be considered offensive (and edited)?

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?

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Swifty
  • 13k
  • 6
  • 8

Can a user name be considered offensive (and removed)?

A new user (56922) gave themselves the user name 'peter file'. Presumably this is a joke/play on the word pedophile, which is surely inappropriate for an inclusive and safe website. I don't think it's too much of a stretch to imagine a survivor of sexual abuse to find this 'joke' upsetting if they saw this username around this public site.

If this is indeed against any 'be nice' policy, then can, and will, this username be altered by moderators?