Illegal User Names

Discussion in 'vBulletin Discussions' started by Tubeget, Aug 23, 2009.

  1. Tubeget

    Tubeget Novice

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    Its better to restrict the usage of names like Admin,MOD..and what ever you like..
    This can be done easily in vBulletin Options

    vBulletin Options
    >>
    User Registration Options
    >>
    Illegal User Names


    and then add the desired names which you wish to reserve :)
    many of will be knowing it , but we forget to add then :doh:

    :woohoo:


    EDIT
    see this profile :doh:
    Code:
    http://www.adminaddict.net/forum/members/admin/
     
  2. Vekseid

    Vekseid Regular Member

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    I usually just ban symbols and non-ascii characters. Could care less if someone picks 'Sysop' some day.
     
  3. cheat-master30

    cheat-master30 Grand Master

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    I usually just ban anything that could be mixed up for staff. Don't see all the fuss about strange looking usernames, it annoys me not being able to register on a lot of forums due to my current username and I wouldn't make anyone else end up suffering because of that. However, I did learn the hard wa that you need to ban whatever equivalent code that any [you] tag modification is in usernames, since I ended up having some idiot register with [you] as a username and ending up having a completely identical name to whoever was reading their posts.
     
  4. kneel

    kneel Regular Member

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    admin, moderator, ect. is the only things I have banned.
     
  5. torque

    torque Regular Member

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    unforunately for my site i need to add heaps of players and officials names to the illegal list as some clowns from what they believe as a rival site keep signing up and posting as if they are an official for a sporting team or a player and just full on abuse us because it must be the cool thing to do or something.
     
  6. Tubeget

    Tubeget Novice

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    see this guy :devil: :speechless:
    Code:
    http://www.adminaddict.net/forum/members/admin/
     
  7. Nick

    Nick Regular Member

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    We have rectified this issue. :)

    Usually I disallow usernames that contain admin, mod, staff, owner. There are so many ways around it, so it's just something I would rather deal with on a case-by-case basis.
     
  8. Soliloquy

    Soliloquy Regular Member

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    I also have racial slurs and certain pharmaceuticals on the illegal user name list.
     

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