User talk:Fartwrangler

Conflicting requests?

 * That's not what I'm saying. I'm saying that I'm frustrated and not inclined to waste another 2 hours searching for another username, when the one I have fits all the username qualifications I've seen.  Point me to either  1) a list of all valid usernames already in use,  or  2) a list of syllables and/or letter combinations that are forbidden, and I'll try again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fartwrangler (talk • contribs) 20:00, 14 June 2011
 * I just found an unused and acceptable name in 10 seconds, so please leave off the "2 hours" melodrama - if you want to be unblocked, you can find one quick enough -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:11, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
 * OK, I've reviewed the "Guide ot appealing blocks" yet again. The first item on the list is to "understand your block."  I am still attempting to do this.  The Wiki username guidelines I can access states:

"There are four kinds of usernames that are specifically disallowed:"

"   * Misleading usernames imply relevant, misleading things about the contributor. The types of names which can be misleading are too numerous to list, but definitely include usernames that imply you are in a position of authority over Wikipedia, usernames that impersonate other people, or usernames which can be confusing within the Wikipedia signature format, such as usernames which resemble IP addresses or timestamps."

To the best of my knowledge my username is NOT in any way misleading. It doesn't imply any position of authory over Wikipedia (or over anything, anywhere), and it does not resemble an IP address or timestamp.

"   * Promotional usernames are used to promote a group, company, product or website on Wikipedia."

My username certainly does NOT promote any group, company, product, or website in any way associated with me. To the best of my knowledge it does NOT promote any of these things associated with /anyone/.

"   * Disruptive usernames include outright trolling or personal attacks, include profanities or otherwise show a clear intent to disrupt Wikipedia."

My username is NOT in any way intentionally disruptive; it does not involve trolling; it makes no personal attacks on anyone; it does NOT include any profanities of which I am aware. There is no intent to "disrupt Wikipedia" -- indeed, the only reason I have gone through all this trouble is because I *want* to participate and contribute, as per *Wikipedia's solicitation* for such participation.

This leaves only ONE remaining possibility:

"   * Offensive usernames are those that offend other contributors, making harmonious editing difficult or impossible."

My username is NOT intended to be offensive; neither I, nor anyone of my acquaintance that I have asked find it offensive, far less offensive enough to "make harmonious editing difficult or impossible."

My username does NOT disparage or mock any age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sexual preference, source of income, veteran status, or to any other protected group as defined by current federal, state, and local law.

There is nothing in my username which could not be said on a commercial radio or TV station during prime-time, with children in the audience. It violates no FCC regulations. For a fee it could be posted on billboard in my hometown in letters 30-feet high.

The only possible conclusion, then, is that my username somehow offended someone at Wiki.

But -HOW- is this possible?

My account was blocked immediately /before/ my very first non-anonymous contribution. Therefore, no other Wiki user could possibly have seen my name in order to be offended by it, and it could not possibly have created any "difficulty" -- much less "impossibility" in editing.

So, what's the story? Who was offended, and exactly HOW were they offended by my inoffensive username?

I am attempting to abide by Wiki rules here: until I understand WHY I was blocked, I'm probably not going to be able to write a successful appeal according to the published Wiki rules.
 * Just pick one that hasn't got "fart" in it! -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:59, 14 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Look, just kill the account. It's been useless to me, and it looks like it's going to be blocked forever, and I can edit anonymously anyway, as I've already done dozens of times.  No point in beating this dead horse any further.  Sorry I disturbed you guys in your ivory tower.

Fartwrangler (talk) 22:51, 15 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Zebedee said: "Just pick one that hasn't got "fart" in it!"

Y'know, Zebedee, I can't help but notice that Wiki has an *entire article* titled "Fart":

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fart

The article was proposed for deletion, but the deletion was denied by consensus. If a 10,000 word article on "fart" isn't considered "offensive," how can including the letters "fart" in a username possibly be considered offensive? Have you considered the possibility that you may be more easily offended than most people?

I'm just sayin'.

New Information

 * Just a note to say I endorse Anthony's decision. I suggest you read WP:OTHERSTUFF - it can apply to user names as well as well as articles. To the best of my knowledge, there are no active users who have an offensive user name. An  optimist on the  run!    22:22, 28 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I find optimism offensive, personally. Why not pick No problem, as suggested above? 207.157.121.52 (talk) 22:24, 28 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I can do that, of course. In fact, that's what I was going to do when I found the Users List.  But when I saw that there were several hundred usernames containing the same supposedly "offensive" word as mine which were NOT blocked, that tweaked me a bit.


 * Why was *I* singled out for blocking, and not those 637 others?
 * If "fart" is offensive in *my* usermane, why not in the usernames of 637 other users?


 * Discrimination bothers me.
 * At the very least I think I should get an explanation as to why the 637 other "farts" are not blocked.. Thanks.

BTW, re: "Optimist on the run"'s comment
If you truly believe that there are no active users who have an offensive username, I think you folks better wake up and smell the coffee.

I'll give you credit for catching:


 * Dick Butkus (dick-butt kiss)
 * Hugh G. Rection (huge erection)
 * Stierscheisse ("bullshit" in German)

But overall, your "offensive username patrol" seems to be a pretty dismal failure I spent only about 20 minutes searching the Wikipedian User list and came up with these unblocked users:


 * Basha ("fucker" in Swahili) 100s of these
 * Ben Dover ("bend over") a couple dozen variations
 * Bowcyat ("cocksucker" in Jamaican)
 * Bumba wiki ("wiki asswipe" in Jamaican patois), there are a few other "bumbas" in there, also.
 * Cazzo ("fuck" in Italian) dozens of these, including "Cazzo Pugno" = "fist fucking"
 * Cipa ("cunt" in Polish) 100s of these, including the interesting polyglot: "Cipa travel" e.g. "traveling cunt" = "whore"
 * Dick Hertz (do I even need to explain?) also:  Dick Hardlove, Dick Hardt, Dick Hardwood, Dick Harry
 * Ficken ("fuck" in German) a dozen variations, including "Fickendu" = "fuck you"
 * Harry Balsagna ("hairy balls on ya")
 * Jodetteputo ("fucking bitch" in Spanish-slang)
 * Koorva ("fuck" in ukrainian)
 * Kuso ("shit" in Japanese) 100s of variations
 * Layno ("shit" in Ukranian) at least 7 that I saw
 * Merde ("shit" in French) 100s of variations on this theme
 * Mike Hunt ("my cunt") 100s of variations
 * Putz ("penis" in Yiddish) 100s of these, including many indicating the user knows -exactly- what it means
 * Schmuck ("penis" in Yiddish slang, in the sense of "he's a dick" or he's a dickhead") nearly 100 variations
 * Stugots, Stugotz ("balls", as in testicles, in Italian-Ameircan slang, from Italian: "stu cazzo") several variations


 * That adds up to a couple thousand users right there, and I'm sure I barely scratched the surface. Fascinating study, really.

You may be "protecting" Wiki users from "Fartwrangler," but the international Wiki community is laughing at you behind your collective back. When you compare "Fartwrangler" to "Fucking Bitch" and "Travelling Cunt" it really doesn't seem all that offensive, does it?

I hope you can see that I'm trying to help you people out here.


 * Thank you for your efforts. Are you going to choose a non-offensive username or stay blocked? It's your decision.--Anthony Bradbury"talk" 20:18, 2 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I haven't decided yet. Are you going to block the user accounts that include "shit," "fuck," and "cunt" in them, even though they may be in a foreign language?  Or don't you care if non-English speakers are offended?