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I know this is a day late and a dollar short (it isn't really thread digging if it's the second from the top, is it?), but at another I forum I moderate at (which also uses VBulletin), user names with strings like "admin" and "moderator" are automatically forbidden from use by regular users.
The same applies to words like "owner", "operator", admin", "mod" (and similar words) in titles, to prevent a rogue member from imposing their so-called rules instead those of the wishes of the site owner.
It also prevents users with no posts from sending out Private Messages to others; but that's kind of flimsy security, unless you put all new member's first posts into a Moderation Queue, and then allow only moderators/administrators to approve each new posts. Once approved, they have free reign to act as regular members.
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