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This policy describes what kinds of usernames are acceptable on the English Wikipedia and how unacceptable or doubtful usernames can be dealt with. It also specifies that a user account should be used only by one person, and that in most cases one person should use only one account. You choose your username when creating a user account.
Other methods of appeal. Help:I have been blocked. If you are blocked because of something you've done, you should not create a new account to file an appeal or continue editing. This is considered sockpuppetry and block evasion and the new account will usually be blocked. Appeals related to an existing block should be submitted as described below.
An email appeal must specify the banned editor's Wikipedia username and any other usernames they have used to edit Wikipedia in the past two years. (Using Wikipedia's email feature to email Arbitration Committee automatically reveals the account used for sending it.) The appeal should clearly but succinctly explain the reasons the editor feels ...
Email addresses should generally be banned indefinitely. Usernames. A requested username may be banned if more than one bad-faith account request has been made requesting that username. Bans made pre-emptively or after one request may be made at a tool admin’s discretion with good reason. Usernames should generally be banned indefinitely.
e. Blocking is the method by which administrators technically prevent users from editing Wikipedia. Blocks may be applied to user accounts, to IP addresses, and to IP address ranges, for either a definite or an indefinite time, to all or a subset of pages. Blocked users can continue to access Wikipedia, but cannot edit any page they are blocked ...
Choosing a username that is too similar to an existing username (in these cases, an account creator can approve the creation of similar usernames if certain criteria are met). Using a shared IP address or network connection (such as a public, school, or enterprise network) that has been blocked from editing Wikipedia, restricting you from ...
The Facebook real-name policy controversy is a controversy over social networking site Facebook 's real-name system, which requires that a person use their legal name when they register an account and configure their user profile. [ 1] The controversy stems from claims by some users that they are being penalized by Facebook for using their real ...
Examples: Names promoting a business, group, activist stance, or organization. Offensive ordisruptive. User names are used to simply identify users uniquely. They may not be used to convey offensive or disruptive messages. Examples: Similar to names associated with problem users. Contains improper personal information.