User talk:ShaneBooks

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Your username[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Arthur John Arberry, and I noticed that your username, "ShaneBooks", 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, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

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Hi there. My username is simply my first name followed by the subject I am interested in. I am a single individual simply trying to improve bibliographic information on author pages and other book related pages. I do run a bookshop but my username has nothing to do with my business and in no way links to my business. My account has now been blocked, please can you assist in removing this block. Thanks.

October 2019[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

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Thank you. Orange Mike | Talk 21:39, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

Request reason:

My username does not give the impression that I represent a group organisation or website! It is simply my first name and the subject that I know about ie books. Please can you unblock me.

Accept reason:

ShaneBooks has clarified the meaning of their user name and there have been no other issues with their editing. Blocking admin has not responded after ~24 hours. -- Scott Burley (talk) 22:19, 22 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest that you alter your username to "Shanelikesbooks" to remove the impression that "ShaneBooks" is a business. I'm not sure if Orangemike has any additional thoughts. 331dot (talk) 22:25, 21 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I would also recommend this type of change. --TheSandDoctor ^Talk 04:19, 4 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]