Impersonation account on Niantic Social
We are requesting that Niantic take immediate action and prevent enlightened agent captainplantman from continuing to impersonate an actual Captain on Niantic Social. This is directly against the rules of Niantic Social.
According to Wikipedia. A Captain is a title for the commander of a military unit, the commander of a ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel, or the commander of a port, fire department or police department, election precinct, etc. The captain is a military rank in armies, navies, Public Health Service, coast guards, etc., typically at the level of an officer commanding a company or battalion of infantry, a ship, or a battery of artillery, or similar distinct unit. The terms also may be used as an informal or honorary title for persons in similar commanding roles.
According to Merriam-Webster dictionary
Definition of captain (Entry 1 of 2)
1
a
(1)
: a military leader : the commander of a unit or a body of troops
(2)
: a subordinate officer commanding under a sovereign or general
(3)
: a commissioned officer in the army, air force, or marine corps ranking above a first lieutenant and below a major
b
(1)
: a naval officer who is master or commander of a ship
(2)
: a commissioned officer in the navy ranking above a commander and below a commodore and in the coast guard ranking above a commander and below a rear admiral
c
: a senior pilot who commands the crew of an airplane
d
: an officer in a police department or fire department in charge of a unit (such as a precinct or company) and usually ranking above a lieutenant and below a chief
2
: one who leads or supervises: such as
a
: a leader of a sports team or side
b
c
: a person in charge of hotel bellhops
— called also bell captain
3
: a person of importance or influence in a field
Clearly “captain”plantman is none of these and doesn’t fit into any definition provided
It should also be noted that this agent is spreading the misinformation of plants in the comms. (See screenshots)
We may consider privateplantman as a useable username if he agrees to stop posting incorrect information about plants in comms.
We don’t know exactly how many lies he has told, or who this information has affected. We don’t want to see someone falling Ill, or potentially experiencing **** due to interacting with plants because of this misinformation
Along with the name change, I would suggest a short comm ban of 3 months, to prevent this type of behavior



Comments
I just came here to snark at your ridiculous trolly complaint, besides which... his plant information shown here is accurate.
For those curious this is a direct response to Bluedjude being called out for actually impersonating another agent after being comms banned.
CrepitusOz thanks! Most people like my random plant facts on comms, it’s a nice change from the constant salt.
Excuse me? Stolen valor is no joking matter
Ive had the nickname nysyr since I was a youth. I was quite surprised someone actually used it for a game profile. I had considered legal action, but quickly realized that neither of us could actually own that name.
I'd have no comments on the "impersonation" thing because it's too ridiculous. Regarding "plants of the day", you may report it as "COMM hara.ssment" if you thing so and if some other players of enough amount think and do the same as you (which I doubt), the relevant player will receive warnings from NIA OPS to stop doing that.
@bluedjude Arent you just precious! I think @CaptainPlantMan s comms messages of knowledge is fantastic. Bravo agent for promoting learning. How do you know he is not a captain? Obviously you have not been to an anomaly where many agents are captains.
@bluedjude your post can be reported as harassment to @CaptainPlantMan . You might want to be careful of what you say. Also a game tag name can be whatever. Stolen valor has no jurisdiction here!
Maybe hes a supervisor of plants?
Thank you for your suggestion. As a member of V.I.C.E. We put it to a vote and all agreed that supervisorplantperson would be a suitable replacement name.
Is it April 1st already?
Hey @bluedjude! Please reach out to us via in-app support for such reports. One of our agents will look into this for you.
That said, I'm closing this thread for future comments.
Thanks!