User:Beyond My Ken/First Law of Usernames

"First Law of Usernames"
Guy:

Any ideas on how a "Wikipedia First Law of Usernames" might be phrased? I know it would say something about usernames with "Truth" in them, and usernames which reverse-project to the editors' intended purpose -- such as MisinformationFix -- but I can't get a handle on how it might be generalized.

Thoughts?

Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:38, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * well, there is rule #14 of the Cynic’s Guide To Wikipedia. Of course, it’s written in pseudo-Perl, which is an indication of how old and out-of-date it is (and I am). MastCell Talk 00:08, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that, it's definitely a step forward. BTW, I've put a link to CGTW on my Thoughts page. Beyond My Ken (talk) 02:18, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Re truth, there is also OWB#72 which points to WP:The Truth. Johnuniq (talk) 03:37, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , and #18 is the definitive statement on . Guy (help! - typo?) 07:58, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * BMK, What about something like "Any user whose handle claims to bring truth, seek justice, correct misinformation or anything of the sort will inevitably work tirelessly to do the exact opposite,"? ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants   Tell me all about it.  13:24, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Inevitably or invariably? --Guy Macon (talk) 17:30, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, "invariably" would certainly be the best word, but I like the sense of impending doom that comes with "inevitably". ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants   Tell me all about it.  17:41, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Truth, Justice, and the Wikipedian Way. GeneralNotability (talk) 20:35, 10 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Look ... up in the sky.— Ched (talk) 20:44, 10 May 2021 (UTC)


 * Whatever the exact wording, something about names with "truth" in them should certainly be one of the first few laws of usernames, but I'm not sure whether it should actually be the first. I think they would compete for first place with names that look like names of businesses, names that contain the word "official", names that start with "DJ" or end with "musician", names that contain "qwerty" or an apparently random string of characters, and a few more categories. JBW (talk) 10:38, 12 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I've bashed something together at User:GeneralNotability/First_law_of_usernames, edits are welcome. GeneralNotability (talk) 00:41, 18 May 2021 (UTC)
 * , I think Sentinel could perhaps be added to the list as well... Guy (help! - typo?) 19:16, 19 May 2021 (UTC)

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User:GeneralNotability/First_law_of_usernames

The first law of usernames is that usernames containing words like "truth", "bias", and "facts" are rarely here to build an encyclopedia, and instead are more likely here to push an agenda. These editors will almost never be a net positive to the encyclopedia.

WP:CGTW|Cynic’s Guide To Wikipedia

if $username =~ m/truth|justice|freedom|neutrality/i, then the account should probably be blocked preëmptively, because nothing constructive will ever come from it.

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Antandrus/observations_on_Wikipedia_behavior#72|OWB#72

"Truth" is a big word. Editors who make abrupt claims about either having, knowing, or insisting on "truth", and editors who include the word in their usernames, are probably doing something that does not belong in an encyclopedia; and the more stridently they argue, the more suspicious you are right to be.[15]