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*promotional, such as those representing a company, organisation or other group ([[WP:ROLE|role accounts]]) |
*promotional, such as those representing a company, organisation or other group ([[WP:ROLE|role accounts]]) |
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'''Please note that editing under a username which represents an individual ''cannot'' be a violation'''. |
'''Please note that editing under a username which represents an individual ''cannot'' be a violation unless they appear to be impersonating a notable living person'''. |
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Editors whose username is a potential violation of the policy may be notified using {{tls|uw-username}} |
Editors whose username is a ''potential'' violation of the policy may be notified using {{tls|uw-username}}. Blatant violations should be reported to [[Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention]]. However, editors are reminded of the need to avoid [[Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers|"biting" new editors]] and should not, as a general rule, warn or report accounts before they edit, unless the user name is unambigiously egregious or offensive. |
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Revision as of 23:54, 30 January 2013
This is a log of recent user account creations. Some editors patrol this log for inappropriate usernames. Those editors are asked to familiarise themselves with the username policy before doing so. Inappropriate usernames are usernames which are:
- offensive, such as those which are obviously profane or attack an individual
- disruptive, such as those designed to impersonate other Wikipedians
- misleading, such as those which contain "bot" and "admin"
- promotional, such as those representing a company, organisation or other group (role accounts)
Please note that editing under a username which represents an individual cannot be a violation unless they appear to be impersonating a notable living person.
Editors whose username is a potential violation of the policy may be notified using {{subst:uw-username}}. Blatant violations should be reported to Wikipedia:Usernames for administrator attention. However, editors are reminded of the need to avoid "biting" new editors and should not, as a general rule, warn or report accounts before they edit, unless the user name is unambigiously egregious or offensive.