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Apple are you seriously not letting me use my REAL name as my username because of the last 4 letters?!

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MacBook Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.4)

Posted on Feb 7, 2016 3:45 PM

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Feb 7, 2016 4:00 PM in response to mynameisshannonlee

Hello, Shannon Lee Mitchell, (Just testing)


You are not communicating with Apple here; this is a technical forum manned by users like yourself. If my test above gets the same treatment I think you should write to Apple support. Meanwhile I will take the matter up elsewhere on your behalf, but it would be your complaint to Apple support that would get it changed, if that is at all possible.


Second test. shannonleemitchell


Well, this far so good. the banned word is heii

Feb 8, 2016 12:09 AM in response to léonie

Thank you Leonie, that does seem a pretty conclusive answer. But it also shows that the consecutive letters theory may only apply to a user name.


But I have seen some printed names containing the four letters we most associate with bans (F***). I think Shannon should formally approach Apple anyway ... or as an alternative, if unsuccessful, use the two i's to replace the l's. That of course, shows how foolish using an auto decision can be.

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