User talk:AdamSeattle

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July 2018

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Sounder Bruce 01:43, 28 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

August 2018

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "UWashCataloging", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because appears to be shared account for UW Libraries. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. Pburka (talk) 00:39, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for clarifying. You may wish to review the policies on WP:COI when editing articles related to your employer. (I don't mean to imply that there's been any violation.) Happy editing. Pburka (talk) 01:38, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

For your own safety, please keep private, identifying information off of Wikipedia unless you really want to self-identify. I can tell you from experience that there really is no upside to providing such information. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 01:40, 2 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
I noticed your username and see it has been changed once already- so maybe you addressed the point I'm about to make- but it sounds like a role account that could be passed to a successor as 'principal cataloger', which is not permitted. 331dot (talk) 07:15, 15 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2023

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
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Why have I been blocked?

I do not have any understanding of why I have been blocked. I have no advertising or promotional content. I do not promote anything, and I don't understand why my username is a problem. I am the only person who uses this account and the account does not represent my organization, it's just happens to include the university where I work, but I do not edit for work. I do not get paid to edit, and I do almost all of my editing on Wikidata, not in Wikipedia. The only edit on here that I did recently was to ask about changing the name of the article on the Chicago Artists' Coalition. The article entry should not have an apostrophe in it. Other than that, I have no idea what kinds of edits are being referred to as a reason for blocking me. UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 06:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your username seems to indicate this is a role account/associated with a job or position, which is not permitted; accounts are for the exclusive use of a single person who may not give others access, such as a successor to your position(who would need to create their own account for themselves, if you leave the job, the account leaves with you). I'm going to ask The Blade of the Northern Lights about the promotional editing aspect, as it's not clear to me right now. 331dot (talk) 10:17, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the username is the primary issue here. If you select a new username, I or another administrator will be happy to unblock you. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 13:59, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It's strange that I have been using the same username for over 5 years without any issue until now. But if changing it is the price to pay, I guess I have no other option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk • contribs)

I agree that it's regrettable that no one alerted you sooner. The rule against role account names has been a long-standing part of Wikipedia's username policy. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:30, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.

AdamSeattle (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

AdamSeattle (talk · account availability check · rename user)

Request reason:

Using my first name and place of residence UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 20:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators should consider discussing any unblock with the blocking administrator (see the blocking policy).

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If you ask the blocking administrator to comment on this request, please place {{subst:Unblock on hold-notification | 1=AdamSeattle}} on the administrator's talk page. Then replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un on hold | 1=blocking administrator | 2=AdamSeattle | 3=Using my first name and place of residence UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 20:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | 4=~~~~}}

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If you accept the unblock request, replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=AdamSeattle | reason=Using my first name and place of residence UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 20:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | accept=Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. ~~~~}}

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If you decline the unblock request, replace this template with the following, replacing {{subst:Decline reason here}} with any specific rationale. If you do not edit the text after "decline=", a default reason why the request was declined will be inserted.

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=AdamSeattle | reason=Using my first name and place of residence UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 20:05, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

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That is too similar to existing usernames, please choose something else. Please do not make a new request, just edit your existing request to change your choice. 331dot (talk) 21:37, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I'm afraid that's taken. You can run a potential choice through Special:CentralAuth to see if it's available(though this will not reveal similar usernames). 331dot (talk) 16:31, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

When I put AdamSeattle into the search it does not show that it is used. Adam Seattle also does not show that it has been taken. Am I missing something? 97.126.64.177 (talk) 17:14, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. I don't understand, when I attempt to carry out the rename I get a message that says "This user has more than 100,000 edits. Please confirm that you are sure that you want to rename this user and that a system administrator is available to monitor this rename". Perhaps The Blade of the Northern Lights knows more. It's going to be a few hours before I can come back to this. 331dot (talk) 17:18, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I have absolutely no idea what's going on. I'm sorry this renaming is taking so long, we appreciate your patience; this isn't normally how renamings go, I'm sure you're frustrated but we'll figure it out. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 17:20, 6 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I think I have figured out why it says you have over 100,000 edits; do you edit other Wikimedia Foundation projects? 331dot (talk) 14:37, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I edit mostly in Wikidata, and am a property creator there as well. 97.126.64.177 (talk) 21:44, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]