User talk:Amy Serin, PhD, BCN

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "SerinCenter", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. Alternatively, you can just create a new account and use that for editing. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. jlwoodwa (talk) 20:06, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Just delete the account. Thank you. SerinCenter (talk) 15:18, 9 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Accounts cannot be deleted; see Wikipedia:Username policy § Deleting and merging accounts. It sounds like you just want to abandon this account, which is perfectly fine. jlwoodwa (talk) 03:36, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How can the account be abandoned and the name SerinCenter removed? SerinCenter (talk) 03:43, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Abandon" just means to stop using the account. If, for some reason, you want to change its username before abandoning it, fill out the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. jlwoodwa (talk) 03:47, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When will the name Serin Center be removed from your system? SerinCenter (talk) 04:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Recreation of previously used usernames is prevented by the anti-spoof check to prevent impersonation.
— Wikipedia:Changing username § Other things to consider

I'm not a Wikipedia sysadmin, but I'm pretty sure this means they never remove all records of a username. Why do you feel so strongly about the username of an account you're abandoning, anyway? jlwoodwa (talk) 04:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Protecting company image and name. 2600:6C4E:600:B4E:F87F:CAB8:71B4:3FAF (talk) 04:52, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is not a way for accounts affiliated with organizations or interests opposed to the Wikipedia community to erase documentation that they edited Wikipedia. This could happen when an account associated with a business, for example, is criticized on their user talk page for the way they edited Wikipedia.
— Wikipedia:Courtesy vanishing § What vanishing is not

As I understand it, Wikipedia does not prioritize protecting company image and name. jlwoodwa (talk) 05:01, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I created the username 2 days ago and have done nothing with it. I’m just asking to delete the account. 2600:6C4E:600:B4E:0:0:0:1356 (talk) 05:03, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

It is not possible to delete user accounts
— Wikipedia:Username policy § Deleting and merging accounts

Since you have done nothing with the account, I don't see why you'd need to delete it anyway. jlwoodwa (talk) 05:09, 10 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]