User talk:BoabThomson16

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Hello, Abertayuni, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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User name

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Abertay University, and I noticed that your username, "Abertayuni", 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. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. TSventon (talk) 11:58, 24 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

August 2022

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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Thank you. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 02:59, 17 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock with rename

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

BoabThomson16 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

new username_BoabThomson16 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Your reason here Abertayuni (talk) 12:28, 5 February 2024 (UTC) I work at Abertay University hence the username "Abertayuni". I want to change it to my name (Boab Thomson)

Decline reason:

It's unclear if you want your username to be "new username_BoabThomson16" or "BoabThomson16" or "Boab Thomson". Please make a new request with exactly the username you want in the correct field. Only the username in the correct field will be used. Yamla (talk) 12:31, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note also that you have a conflict of interest with regard to Abertay University. Your edits so far have been in violation of this. You'll need to declare your conflict as per WP:COI and will be expected to refrain from direct edits in this subject area, once unblocked. Suggested edits on article talk pages would be fine. --Yamla (talk) 12:32, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there - thanks for flagging this. Happy to declare my conflict and only do suggested edits. Abertayuni (talk) 12:40, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock new username

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

BoabThomson16 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

BoabThomson16 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I am changing my username to my name.

Accept reason:

Renamed so unblocked. Remember, your declaration of conflict of interest (WP:COI) must be made before you do any further edits. Welcome back, happy editing, and thanks to agreeing to refrain from direct edits in that subject area. Yamla (talk) 12:44, 5 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]