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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by RandomXYZb (talk | contribs) at 14:28, 11 February 2009 (Rem one - they are editing in good faith, and engage in discussion on their talk page. Suggest you discuss your username concerns with them.). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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    This page is intended for reports of usernames that are blatant and serious violations of the username policy requiring an immediate block. Reports will be assessed in accordance with the username policy, the UAA instructions, and the following bullet points. Please ensure you are familiar with the assessment criteria before making a report.

    1. Except in the instance of an egregious name violation, please do not report accounts with no edits or those who have not edited in the preceding 2 weeks.
    2. Real names are permitted, except when the editor implies they are someone other than themselves, such as impersonating a notable living person.
    3. Promotional names require evidence to be blocked. Do not report a username merely because it "appears" promotional.
    4. For libellous usernames or usernames that contain another editor's nonpublic personal information, please contact an oversighter and do not report it here.
    5. Discuss less-serious violations with the user on their talk page so that they can rename or abandon their account in good faith. Templates such as {{Uw-username}} or {{Uw-coi-username}} may be used. If, after discussion with a user, the problem still seems unresolved, a username request for comment may be in order.
    6. Do not leave a username warning on a user's talk page and also immediately report them here. Do one or the other, and not both simultaneously.
    7. Patrollers are asked to remove reports that have been declined, are bot-reported false positives or are otherwise non-blatant or stale reports.
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    Note: Patrollers may wish to monitor usernames flagged by filters 54, 148 and 149; private filters 102, 354, 499, 579; and this recent changes filter tag.
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    No edits so far, so it could actually be a bot account someone's setting up. GbT/c 21:20, 9 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a blatant violation of the username policy. The account doesn't end in "bot", so there's less cause for concern. Daniel Case (talk) 03:46, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    This could easily be construed as a bot, I think it is a violation. Chillum 03:56, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmm, the policy has changed wording since I last read it. I now says they cannot end in bot whereas before it said should not be confused with a bot. I suppose not a technical violation. Chillum 03:57, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    User seems to be editing motion picture articles, could be "Lists Hits". Wuhwuzdat (talk) 21:28, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    It is still a good idea to get the editor to change their username. It would be misleading, given it could be seen as containing profanity. Master&Expert (Talk) 23:24, 10 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
    I left a personal note (rather than templating), explaining our concerns. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:55, 11 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]
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