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Mithrandir on July 23, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google Plus Deleting Accounts En Masse: No Clear A...

So if I use 'Mithrandir' as my name, I could get banned?

jdp23 on July 23, 2011 [–]

Yes. One-word names seem to be one of the targets for suspended. Plenty of the pseudonyms that have gotten banned have well-known existences at other sites. After appealing you might be able to get it reinstated but there have been a lot of complaints about the process as well.

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