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Really? Is that one of the main problems with wikipedia? Even in the top 20?!
by yesenadam 8y ago
Really? Is that one of the main problems with wikipedia? Even in the top 20?!
- DanBC 8y agoBiting newbies is one of the main problems for Wikipedia, and the hostile way the username policy is applied is one example of biting newbies. And it's really inconsistant: depending who's looking at the name the new user may get instantly blocked permanently; may have to go through RFC/usernames, may have to discuss with admins on usernames for admin attention or on ANI, may have to discuss with admins on their userpage, may have to discuss with non-admins on their userpage.
- commoner 8y agoThe jargon doesn't help newbies either. Newbies (and HN readers, for that matter) can't be expected to know what "RFC" or "ANI" means.