[05:35:35] @Void This may not technically be a username policy violation, but it ought to be on technical grounds as it, obviously, breaks pages due to its character length (i.e., [[Special:Contributions]] and revision histories). [05:35:36] https://login.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=User:0kHz0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU&action=edit&redlink=1 [05:35:37] [ User:0kHz0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0A ] - login.miraheze.org [18:22:06] > @Void This may not technically be a username policy violation, but it ought to be on technical grounds as it, obviously, breaks pages due to its character length (i.e., [[Special:Contributions]] and revision histories). > [18:22:06] https://login.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=User:0kHz0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU&action=edit&redlink=1 @Doug what actually breaks? It's annoying for sure but special contribs and co load for me, I just get a horizontal scroll bar [18:22:07] [ User:0kHz0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0A ] - login.miraheze.org [19:09:05] @NDKilla Thanks for the reply, nothing really the problem with it now...just thinking when they actually start making contributions. Can see it being disruptive to the revision history pages and to [[Special:Contributions]] pages. [19:09:32] Could we not shorten the username to maybe [[User:0kHz0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0AU0]]? [19:10:02] Only after user request. [19:10:49] Ideally, maybe, but our username policy is sufficiently broad to allow sys admin and steward discretion here. [19:13:32] Specifically, I would note: * Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes) or indicates it is part of the MediaWiki software, unless the account is of that type. * Usernames that seem intended to provoke a reaction ("trolling"). should provide us sufficient cover and leeway here. Users may misinterpret this username as a security hash code and may [19:13:32] mistake it as a security-related auditing bot. The second probably provides the rationale; this is clearly designed to provoke a reaction/"troll".