ModTwentyOne
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In the interest of transparency, and to avoid Calvinball (Calvin and Hobbes is a fave of mine), I will say this: A staff member misunderstood what was and was not allowed regarding changing, shortening, and/or mutilating someone's username. I spoke to Alpha on the phone to make sure we were all on the same page, and the warning by the staff member was removed as it was incorrect. Posts here that quoted that warning and/or discussed that warning were removed, ONLY BECAUSE THE WARNING WAS INCORRECT. So, what can you do? Let's start with common sense. Can you call me 21? M21? Mod21? Moderator21? ModeratorTwentyOne? Miss Barely Legal? Yes. They all refer to my username, and not in a derogatory fashion. Can you call me ModActsLikeATwoYearOld? No. Don't even think about it. If the username is DomWilliamSmith, can you type Will? Bill? Mr. Smith? DomW? Yes, they all refer to the username and not in a derogatory fashion. Can you call him DumWill? NO YOU CANNOT. I hope this clears up any confusion.
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