[wp-forums] Profanity in Usernames

[esmi at quirm dot net]

on 10/03/2010 14:54 Micah Cooksey said the following:
> While we're at it, have you guys noticed how many people use their  
> email address for their username?

I have and it does bother me. I'm surprised that the software allow '@' 
in usernames. It seems to strip out other non-alphanumeric characters.

> I guess it makes sense for people  
> used to  sites like paypal that use your email for your login, but we  
> should add a note about that in the forum rules.

And the a link to the forum rules should really be on the registration page.

Mel / esmi