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List of editors with names or signatures easily confused
Essay on editing Wikipedia
This is an
essay on editors who may be confused with one or more other editors.
This page in a nutshell: Before flying off the handle at someone, make sure you haven't confused them with someone else.
Editors should feel free to make note here of pairs or groups of colleagues with confusingly similar names, or who (whom?) in the past they have confused for some reason, so next time they can figure out just who it is they're vaguely remembering. Diffs to wacky comedies-of-mistaken-identity are especially valued.
The {{
Confused? }} template – which renders like this
[Confused editor?] and links to this page – is available for calling attention to editors who may be confused.
Editors finding themselves frequently confused (sometimes known as
redirect-class Wikipedians [
JK ) may consider using a distinct
custom signature to help better establish their identity.
0xDeadbeef and
Deadbeef
28bytes ,
Q28
331dot ,
333-blue ,
Bbb23 ,
Sro23
78.26 ,
7&6=thirteen ,
3family6
A. B. ,
Another Believer
[1]
Acroterion ,
Aquillion
Alaexis ,
Alexis Jazz
Alison ,
AlisonW
[2]
AlphaBeta135 ,
AlphaBetaGamma
AmirahBreen ,
Abdallem
[3]
AndyTheGrump and
Andy Dingley and
Andrewa and
Andrew Davidson and
Anne drew Andrew and Drew
AngusWOOF and
EpicPupper
Anomie ,
The Anome and
The Gnome
Anarchyte and
Anachronist
Antandrus and
Arcturus
Aza24 and
AzaToth
Barkeep ,
Barkeep49
Barek ,
Berek ,
[4]
Berig
BDD ,
DGG ,
BD2412
[5]
Beland ,
Begoon (because "Beland" and "Begoon" are close to indistinguishable, and easily confused... must be those first 2 letters, or word length, or both? Be wildering...) ? And then there's
Bagumba ...
Belle ,
Bellezzasolo ,
Bielle
Berean Hunter ,
Bearian , and
Bearcat (Bearcat confirms that this has actually happened for realz); thence
Hashar/Cat ,
Sarr Cat ,
Sherwood Cat ,
SchroCat
(
Beyond My Ken ,
Before My Ken , and
Between My Ken [all the same user]) and
BMK or
Bmk
Bilby ,
BilCat ,
Bilorv
(
Bishonen ,
Bishzilla ,
Bishapod ) and
Bsherr
Blackmane ,
Black Kite ,
Black Falcon
Blubabluba9990 ,
Blablubbs ,
Beeblebrox
Blue Square Thing ,
Squared.Circle.Boxing
Bobherry and
Ronherry
Bradv ,
Newyorkbrad (both on Arbcom a/o May 2020)
Buaidh and
Buidhe
Buster7 and
BusterD
Butwhatdoiknow and
WhatamIdoing
[6] and
Anythingyouwant
C.Fred and
CFredkin
Calton and
Colin
CapnZapp ,
CaptainEek ,
Captain Galaxy ,
CAPTAIN MEDUSA ,
CAPTAIN RAJU ,
Colonel Wilhelm Klink ,
Colonel Warden ,
GeneralNotability (
This is the Army, Mr. Jones )
Casliber ,
Casprings
Cassianto ,
Casspedia ,
Cassiopeia ,
Cecropia
Cavalryman and
Chase me ladies, I'm the Cavalry
Celestinesucess and
Celestianpower
CentreLeftRight ,
Lefcentreright ,
RightCowLeftCoast ,
TheImaCow
Chess ,
Choess ,
EnPassant ,
Pawnkingthree (Queen's gambit declined)
Chiswckchap and
Chiswick Chap
[7]
Chriscf and
Chris troutman
ChrisWx and
Tails Wx
Coffee ,
TheCoffee ,
CoffeeCrumbs ,
Coffeeandcrumbs (no, we are not making those last two up),
Espresso Addict ,
CaffeinAddict
Colin ,
Colin M
Collect ,
CollectiveSolidarity
Count Iblis ,
Deacon Vorbis
Coretheapple ,
Closeapple ,
Coolabahapple
Courcelles and
Carcharoth (both (former) Arbs, both speak with the same somber "professional" voice in discussions);
Casliber ;
Carcharoth and
Corachow
Cryptic ,
Cryptic Canadian
Cullen ,
Cullen328
[8]
cyberpower678 ,
Cyberfan195
Czar ,
Czarking0
Daniel ,
Daniel Case ,
Daniel Quinlan
Dank ,
Dank · Jay
Davey2010 ,
Davey2116
David A and
Davide King
DeCausa and
DeFacto
Deepfriedokra ,
Devokewater
dinoguy2 ,
Dinoguy1000
Dondervogel 2 ,
Thunderbird2
Doug Weller and
Dweller
[9]
Dr.K. and
DrKay
[10]
Drmies ,
Drm310 and
Mr Miles
A dock
A paradox
Dreamy Jazz and
Alexis Jazz
DuncanHill and
Duncan.Hull
EdJohnston ,
EdJF and
EdChem
Ealdgyth and
Cwmhiraeth
Edgar181 ,
Eddie891 ,
Ed6767 and
Editorofthewiki (commonly known as "Eddy")
EEng ,
AlexEng ,
PackMecEng ,
EngFram ,
EngineeringEditor
ElKevbo ,
El C ,
El cid, el campeador ,
ElSidCampeador ,
The C of E ,
El Cid (Sid Caesar, Billy the Cid, &c.)
EPIC ,
Epicgenius and
EpicPupper
Erik ,
ErikHaugen ,
Eric and
Eric Corbett ← DO NOT MAKE THIS MISTAKE!
Extraordinary Writ ,
Writ Keeper
[11]
FAdesdae378 and
Fadesga
Femke and
Femke 01
FlightTime and
FlyingAce
FloNight ,
Floquenbeam (who conjectured It's possible this is how I inexplicably got elected to ArbCom )
[12]
Flyer22 Frozen ,
Flyer22 Reborn ,
Flyer22 (all the same editor) and
SportingFlyer
Frosty and
Frostly
Generalrelative ,
GeneralNotability ,
[13]
General Ization ,
GeneralizationsAreBad ,
TheGeneralUser
Gen. Quon ,
Qono
Geni ,
Jeni
Gigs and
Giggy
Gog the Mild and
Hog Farm , similar first words and frequent activity in shared editing areas
GorillaWarfare and
NuclearWarfare
Graham ,
Graham11 ,
Graham87 ,
Graeme Bartlett ,
GraemeLeggett
Grayfell ,
Graywalls ,
Greyjoy (cf. Primergrey)
Guy Macon ,
Guy M , and
JzG (signature
Guy )
[3] ;
JzG ,
JPxG and
JFG
HighKing and
HighInBC
HurricaneEdgar ,
Hurricane Noah ,
-noah-
Ianmacm and
ian.thomson
I dream of horses ,
IdreamofJeanie
InedibleHulk ,
Ineffablebookkeeper ,
The Inedible Bulk
Insertcleverphrasehere and
AddWittyNameHere
Iridescent ,
Iridescence ,
Interstellarity
Isaacl ,
Vanisaac
Itxia ,
IXCat , and
Ixtal
JBW (formerly JamesBWatson ) and
JWB and
JayBeeEll (signature
JBL )
[14] and
Jbhunley (signature
Jbh ) and
Johnpacklambert
[15] and
JoelleJay
Jerm ,
Jorm
JIP ,
Jip Orlando
JJPMaster ,
JJMC89
John ,
Johnbod ,
John from Idegon ,
Johnuniq ,
John Vandenberg ,
John M Wolfson ,
John of Reading
Jo-Jo Eumerus ,
JoJo Anthrax
Joseph2302 ,
Sir Joseph
Jpgordon ,
JPxG ,
JzG
Kashmiri ,
LéKashmiriSocialiste
King of Hearts ,
Queen of Hearts ,
Kingofaces43
L235 ,
L293D ,
L3X1
Avilich ,
Levivich ,
Mendaliv ,
Leitmotiv ,
Lepricavark (too many L's and V's)
Leaky Cauldron (aka
Leaky caldron ),
Theleekycauldron
[16]
Leschnei and
Lectonar
Lightburst ,
Lightbreather ,
Lightmouse ,
Light show
LouisAragon ,
LouisAlain
LuK3 ,
Luk3 ,
Luk
Mandruss ,
Mandarax ,
Maxaxax ,
Masem ,
Maile
Martinevans123 ,
Robevans123
Mastcell ,
MastCell
Math:
Factotem and
Primefac (Primefactotem would be too powerful);
Primefac ,
PrimeHunter
[4] , and
Primergrey (honorable mention:
AntiCompositeNumber );
Pi and
Pi.1415926535
Mathglot ,
Mathsci
Maxim ,
Maxim.il89
[17]
MB ,
M-B
Meters ,
4meter4
Minorax and
Mandarax
Mjroots ,
Ɱ ,
Mirji (signs ɱ)
Modernist ,
Mattisse
Moonriddengirl ,
Megalibrarygirl
MrLinkinPark333 ,
Ritchie333 ,
Seppi333 ,
HAL333
MrsSnoozyTurtle ,
Mr.weedle
Muboshgu ,
Bagumba
MX ,
MrX ,
MrX Horror ,
Mr Ernie ,
Mr rnddude
Mychemicalromanceisrealemo and
My Chemistry romantic
Mz7 ,
JzG
Nick ,
Nick-D ,
NickCT ,
Nick Moyes ,
Nick Thorne ,
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington (signature: Nearly Headless Nick)
Nigej ,
Nigel Ish
[18]
North8000 ,
Northamerica1000
Novem Linguae ,
Novo Tape
Nyttend ,
Nythar
Oculi ,
In ictu oculi
Oshwah ,
Oshawott 12
Parrot of Doom ,
TheRedPenOfDoom
Pizzaplayer219 ,
LaundryPizza03
Pharos ,
Pharaoh of the Wizards
Piotrus and
Pietrus
[19]
Pr4ever ,
PF4Eva
Praxidicae and
Prodraxis
Premeditated ,
Premeditated Chaos
Primefac ,
PrimeHunter
[5] , and
Primergrey
Qwerfjkl ,
1234qwer1234qwer4
[20]
RandomCanadian and
RandomGnome
Randykitty ,
Randy Kryn ,
Korny O'Near
[21]
Ratso Rizzo ,
StuRat
Ravenpuff ,
RationalPuff ,
Ravenswing ,
.Raven ,
Ravensfire
Redrose64 ,
Red Rose 13 ,
Rosiestep
RedSoxFan274 ,
RedSoxFan2434
Rich Farmbrough and his brother
DavidFarmbrough
Rich Smith ,
RoySmith
RickinBaltimore ,
Ricky81682
Robofish ,
Ruhrfisch ,
Sciencefish ,
Tryptofish ,
Tks4Fish ,
EvilxFish ,
PigeonChickenFish ,
Zfish118
Roger Davies ,
Rogerd
ARoseWolf ,
Roxy the dog
Sagaciousphil ,
Sphilbrick ,
Phil Bridger ,
PhilKnight
Sahaib ,
Sahaib jan
Salvio giuliano ,
Salavat
SarekOfVulcan ,
Spock of Vulcan ,
Lieutenant commander Spock
Schierbecker ,
SchreiberBike
Schazjmd ,
Sdrqaz ,
Spartaz ,
Sdkb
Scorpions13256 ,
Scorpions1325 ,
Scorpion0422
SD0001 ,
Dl2000 and
S0091
Sideswipe9th and
Spinixster
Siroxo and
Silcox
Sir Sputnik ,
SpacemanSpiff and
Spinningspark
Skyring ,
GoldenRing ,
GoldRingChip
Skyshifter ,
Skysmith
Slugger O'Toole ,
Brews ohare
Smokefoot ,
SmokeyJoe
Snowded ,
Snow Rise ,
GiantSnowman ,
Snowmanonahoe ,
Snowolf ,
SnowFire
[22]
SNUGGUMS ,
Snooganssnoogans ,
Smasongarrison ,
Huggums537
Softlavender ,
Softlemonades
Spencer ,
Stephen
Steel ,
Steel1943 ,
Steelkamp ,
Steelpillow
Störm ,
Storm598
Tamwin ,
Tamzin
TAnthony ,
T. Anthony
Tegel and
Teles (both stewards)
TheresNoTime ,
ToBeFree
Thryduulf ,
Thrydwulf
[23]
Tjsmith ,
TJMSmith
Toddst1 ,
Todd.st ,
Toddy1
TonyBallioni ,
Tony1 ,
Tony May ,
TonyTheTiger ,
Tony Webster
TrademarkedTarantula ,
That Tired Tarantula
United States Man ,
UnitedStatesian (see the participants list for
WP:2010s )
Vchimpanzee ,
valereee ,
Vallee01 and
Vaselineeeeeeee (for those who take the middle out of a sandwich and only eat the two slices of bread)
Whispyhistory ,
WhisperToMe
Whoop whoop pull up ,
Whoop whoop beep beep
Winged Blades of Godric ,
WereSpielChequers ,
Winged Blades of Gothic ,
The Blade of the Northern Lights
WikiEditor1234567123 ,
--WikiUser1234945--
WMSR ,
WWGB
Wnt and
WaltCip
Wordsmith and
The Wordsmith
Xeno ,
Xaosflux (both bureaucrats)
[24]
Yamla ,
Ymblanter and
Yngvadottir (
There's yttrium, ytterbium, actinium, rubidium ... )
Zaathras ,
Zaereth
Zero ,
Zero0000 , and
Patient Zero
Zzuuzz ,
Zoozaz1 ,
Zzyzx11
Blaze Wolf
LilianaUwU
... as long as their names are not included in the list above
[25]
Objective3000 ,
Object404
Ched (ignorance is bliss)
Flibbertigibbets (positive outlook & happy to be confused)
SmokeyJoe
usernamekiran
casualdejekyll
voorts
TrademarkedTarantula
TrademarkedTWOrantula – My name's not that confusing...
This page was originally called Wikipedia:List of editors with really, REALLY confusingly similar names (like Dr.K. and DrKay) , but it was changed to Wikipedia:Editors with confusingly similar names to avoid anyone feeling picked on. Then to be more general, it was changed to Wikipedia:Editors you might confuse . After further confusion, the title settled on Wikipedia:Editors who may be confused .