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This page is for bringing attention to usernames which may be in violation of Wikipedia's username policy. Before listing a username here, consider if it should be more appropriately reported elsewhere, or if it needs to be reported at all:

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Socom49

Socom49 (talk · contribs)

This username clearly represents the copyrighted game series "Socom" and is thus in violation of Wikipedia's policy for usernames. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.161.72.94 (talk • contribs) 02:58, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"The starting place to discuss a questionable (but not clearly inappropriate) username is on the user's talk page," and you have not done this. Please do so (use {{subst:usernameconcern}} if you like), and come back if this does not resolve the matter. Note that User:Socom49 has had this name since 15 December 2006, and that the game mentioned uses a pre-existing name (SOCOM). -- Ben TALK/HIST 03:27, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Anon IP has added the usernamediscussion template to user's talk page. Socom49 has not edited since April 5 2007, so they don't know of concern yet. User has edited since April 2006 with no blocks. User page says they have created pages and also improved others.

Note that SOCOM is a disambiguation page with several possible definitions, including six games. In perusing the user's contributions I see no overlap with the games industry. Note also that as for the dab page, the first Google hit [1] is for United States Special Operations Command, so apparently the games are derived from the military division? Anyway, barring some additional information, it would seem the name does not transgress the name of a series of games, whose name is copied from a government entity. Shenme 03:35, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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