# Would these usernames be allowed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969>\
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**Created:** [November 1, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969 "2005-11-01T20:43:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/1 "2005-11-01T20:43:56Z")

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Not that I’m thinking of changing mine, but the thought came up as I was browsing forums.

Would a new user be allowed to select the name **Moderator** or **Administrator**?

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**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/2 "2005-11-01T21:00:41Z")

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Poor TubaDiva. Why oh why do you do it?

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/3 "2005-11-01T21:50:25Z")

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Of course not.

(Braced for the obligatory attempt by some clown to sign up with new stupid name that we will only have to throw out later.)

TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/4 "2005-11-02T02:48:20Z")

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If people are going to be amusingly creative, they should work on puns on “Member” below their name, e.g., **Virile**.

Though I think one of the Moderators should change his/her name to **Graphite**. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/5 "2005-11-03T04:49:50Z")

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> [@Polycarp](#):
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> If people are going to be amusingly creative, they should work on puns on “Member” below their name, e.g., **Virile**.

I bags **Throbbing**.

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/6 "2005-11-03T13:49:08Z")

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Geez. Grow up, already.

TubaDiva

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**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/7 "2005-11-03T14:33:43Z")

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No way, this is too much fun.

I can see a spammer fora new workout product for the home shopping network sign up as **Abministrator**.

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**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/8 "2005-11-03T14:48:10Z")

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**Beau Guest**

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**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-these-usernames-be-allowed/328969/9 "2005-11-03T16:13:38Z")

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You know, this has become about as funny as a rubber crutch.

Enough already.

TubaDiva