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Hi,

a friend of mine has been renamed by an admin, since someone had a complaint regarding his username. While the complaint itself is quite questionable (there are much More insulting usernames present on bga), I don’t want to discuss this here. The Message he got is: „please select a username that is appropriate“ - however he cannot change his username, since the Admins already changed it and bga allows only 1 change of the username. The admins did not react to his complaints yet.

Did someone already have a similar problem and found a solution or does he have to accept an admin-chosen username now?

If he reaches out to the support through the official channels, and makes a proposal for a new username, they will change it to his choosing.

Obviously if the new name is appropriate. BGA admins won't make a big fuss about this request for namechange, as your friend did indeed have not much say in the matter.

Ze Monstah wrote: ↑13 February 2022, 21:18 I looked through your friends list and I think i found the person you are talking about.
With the German knowledge i possess, I hardly understand why someone would be bothered by that Username.
Unless I am missing something (German is not my native tongue), the word "pregnant" shouldn't be such a fuss.
But oh well... if someone was offended by that username...

Check out „Kentucky Schreit F**“. And yes, moderation is fair imho (but OP didnt want to discuss this).

For the other thing: Dont really get it, but dont need to: Mods job is to decide whether a report actually needs moderation or not. And they decide to not do so in many cases. They‘ll handle as they seem fit.

**Moderation edit: please do not post swear words in any language in the forum.

Sounds fair to me, but don‘t know specifics, is there a solidarity campaign going for her? Then still would be political and changed probably, but at least no shady ambition behind the nickname choice.

Ze Monstah wrote: ↑13 February 2022, 21:18 I looked through your friends list and I think i found the person you are talking about.
With the German knowledge i possess, I hardly understand why someone would be bothered by that Username.
Unless I am missing something (German is not my native tongue), the word "pregnant" shouldn't be such a fuss.
But oh well... if someone was offended by that username...

I would like to point out another thing, though... I also reported the player.
I will not spell the username, but will make it obvious:

We all know, I think, there was a political-se*u*l scandal, recently, involving a Chinese Tennis player and her safety, after posting a message on Weibo, about a Chinese Politician, and then disappearing... for months.

Unless it is actually her, which... I doubt it, or even if it's another person with the same name, I do not consider that it's ok for someone to use the username of a public person whose safety is a (more or less) worldwide concern.
I mean... WTA cancelled all tennis tournaments in China, until she is proven safe, as a way of showing support.

I also want to say that I also reported because there was this unwritten (or written) rule that political things should not stay out of the site; and I find this particular recently-created username (at this moment only), or any username related to Ukraine-Russia conflict, or to WW2 or to any other political thing, a bad omen.

Let me know if I am overreacting, but I wanted to get a moderator's/administrator's attention faster.
If i am not correct in my thinking, I will gladly cancel the report.

I agree with you on the latter subject.