PLEASE NOTE:
With the new join system, we can no longer deny people's apps who use names like "SCP-LOL", etc.
Currently, I think we'll need to deal with inappropriate usernames by revocation, and banning if they join again without changing their username.
If you see a user with an inappropriate user name, please flag them as abusive BEFORE reporting them. Remember you must flag them from a page on the SCP wiki, not their wikidot profile.
As before, I don't think we need to consider this a disciplinary issue. If they change their name appropriately, we let them back in, no harm, no foul, even if we had them banned. Does not count as a warning or a step in the disciplinary process or anything like that. A ban would just be to force them to deal with the issue.
Currently, the Join Page reads as follows RE: usernames:
Usernames:
- No usernames with "SCP" or "O5" or "Class D" or an SCP number. No usernames with a character or SCP that isn't yours. If you have a username like this, your account may be removed until you change it.
- If you need to change your username: Go here and click on Edit next to your username. You can only change your username twice per account, so be careful.
Suggested Form Letters:
First Incident (Revoke):
Your SCP Foundation account was revoked because of: Having an inappropriate user name, "[NAME]". This name is not allowed because [REASON]. Please correct this mistake and rejoin. If you have any questions, please feel free to respond to this message, or ask another staff member in our [http://05command.wikidot.com/chat help chat (#site17)].
Second Incident (Temporary Ban):
Your SCP Foundation account was temporarily banned because of: Having an inappropriate user name, "[NAME]". This name is not allowed because [REASON]. If you correct this mistake, your account will be unbanned. After you've changed your name, please contact staff to ask them to unban your account. You may do so by responding to this message, or by joining our [http://05command.wikidot.com/chat help chat (#site17)].
EDIT: Made it so you can copy the form letters directly. Feel free to suggest tweaks.
If this becomes a major issue, we can start temp-banning up-front, and keep the rest of the process the same.
EDIT x2: If the username is unambiguously in error, and no admin is handy, there's no reason a moderator can't send a different PM to ask them to change. Suggested form letter for that:
Your SCP Foundation account has an inappropriate user name, "[NAME]". This name is not allowed because [REASON]. Please change this name, or your account may be revoked.
If you have any questions, please feel free to respond to this message, or ask another staff member in our [http://05command.wikidot.com/chat help chat (#site17)].
Be careful with this, though — judging ambiguously inappropriate usernames should have more outside input than obvious stuff like "D-1010101" and "TheRealKondraki". (I know I've misjudged a couple on my own, which is why I always ask others.)