Trollish usernames aren't allowed on HN because they effectively troll every thread they post to. Celebrity names are one variation of this, so we don't allow them as usernames.
We've learned that it's better to deal with this earlier than later, so I've banned the account. Happy to rename and unban it if you want to pick a more neutral username.
(Of course, if it happens to be your real name, that's entirely different, but in that case please email hn@ycombinator.com so we can sort it out.)
We've learned that it's better to deal with this earlier than later, so I've banned the account. Happy to rename and unban it if you want to pick a more neutral username.
(Of course, if it happens to be your real name, that's entirely different, but in that case please email hn@ycombinator.com so we can sort it out.)
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