SWNI Server Registration Problems

I think the reason so many people are encountering the

• The name "nameyougave" has been denied access.

message when they try to register, is that the instruction they get on the registration page (http://swni.org/user/register) says:

Username*

Your full name or your preferred username; only letters, numbers and spaces are allowed.

which is too vague, i.e. even if followed, can too easily result in a name that will be rejected by the server. The instruction needs to read something more like:

Username*

Please use your first and lastname with a single space in between. For three part names separate each part with a single space. If a name you try turns out to be already taken, then add a middle initial, letter or number to some part of the name. Only letters, numbers, and spaces are allowed.

Even though this is more specific than the system will accept, it is the kind of user name we want people to use... and if followed will NOT result in the "denied access" message.