As designed Censor does not work on Usernames

[Mr Lucky]

It seems somebody can register with a name or part of a name that is on your censor list.

I have not tested with a newly signed up member, but I have found if they sign with a name you subsequently add to the censor, the censored word still shows in their username.

 

[Mike]

I have not tested with a newly signed up member

It is checked when a user registers.

but I have found if they sign with a name you subsequently add to the censor, the censored word still shows in their username.

This is definitely intentional. If this happened, you'd potentially have multiple users just named "****" or, depending on censoring config, multiple users that appear to be named identically.

Active moderation is the approach that should be taken here IMO.

 

[Mr Lucky]

The problem with this is we have to almost be psychic or know every single possible offensive word in advance. Yes we have contacted the member and politely suggested they choose another name as that word is against our rules, but I'd prefer if meanwhile the name temporarily displays with the censored version.

I can see how it might be annoying to have several users with the name ****, or even ********, but I would actually prefer that to people stumbling upon offensive usernames in the member list by accident.

I think it should be an option for this to work retrospectively.

 

[Dakota Storm]

Isn't there an option to disallow certain usernames? Pretty sure there was.

 

[Mr Lucky]

Isn't there an option to disallow certain usernames? Pretty sure there was.

Yes, but again, same applies. I just tested and it doesn't work on someone who's already registered.

 

[Chris D]

I think it should be an option for this to work retrospectively.

That would be a Suggestion.

Isn't there an option to disallow certain usernames? Pretty sure there was.

There is, but it doesn't work retrospectively. Those names, along with names containing censored words, are checked for newly registering/added users.

 

[whynot]

I just tested and it doesn't work on someone who's already registered.

Send them an ultimatum in a PM: Choose another username or your username is going to be "Something_Else".

 

[Mr Lucky]

Send them an ultimatum in a PM: Choose another username or your username is going to be "Something_Else".

That's exactly what we have done.