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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.
    This page was last updated at 13:26 on 2 November 2024 (UTC). Purge the cache of this page if it is out of date.
    Note: Patrollers are kindly asked to monitor usernames listed at Filter 102, Filter 148, Filter 149, Filter 354 (tags), WP:UAA/HP, and CAT:UAA.


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    Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Doesn't seem too bad, and the user seems to be editing constructively. m.o.p 03:03, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Consider filing a report at the conflict of interest noticeboard. The only Pangea Group I can find appears to be a construction company. While it may be related, there's no direct nexus. Daniel Case (talk) 16:14, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Wait until the user edits. (As an aside, does anyone else find this comment ironic in light of the username?) Daniel Case (talk) 16:15, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Wait until the user edits. Daniel Case (talk) 16:16, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    afc Daniel Case (talk) 17:08, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Unless we have UserBots1–2474. Daniel Case (talk) 12:01, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • You don't think it contravenes the sentence in the "Misleading names" section which says "Usernames which could be easily misunderstood to refer to a "bot" (which is used to identify bot accounts) or a "script" (which alludes to automated editing processes), unless the account is of that type"? Beyond My Ken (talk) 13:46, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    No, I don't. First, do we even have an unsuffixed UserBot? No, we do not. Second, while there are a few bots that end in numeric suffixes, all of them are below 5. So there isn't much chance for confusion as things currently stand.

    This was the way we enforced that aspect of the policy when I started doing username enforcement ... I don't see why we should stop without making the policy clearer. Daniel Case (talk) 16:21, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    With all due respect (and I mean that sincerely, it's not just boilerplate politeness), I think the policy is perfectly clear as written - don't make a name that could mislead another user (not necessarily an admin or a long-term editor) to think it is a bot. IMHO, any name with "bot" in it does exactly that. There's no requirement that all editors be familiar with what bots are out there or with the history of how out bots are named.

    I don't really see the point of having an explicit and straight forward policy if it's not going to be enforced. Is it possible for you to get some input from other admins as to whether they agree with your interpretation? Beyond My Ken (talk) 21:08, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

    Not a blatant violation of the username policy. Consider filing a report at the conflict of interest noticeboard. Definitely editing to promote but this comes under "Mark at Alcoa." Daniel Case (talk) 12:02, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    • Senseltd (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) and Wikikl (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) Senseltd was blocked as a username block and renamed to Wikikl but the block followed to the new name. I assume the editor was frustrated because he began editing under the name Senseltd again. This has created a mess that is not theeditor's fault. Separate from this, the editor has been warned about recent edits, but that is not what this is about. Recommended action: Rename Wikikl to "Wikikl-usurped" and block the account. Rename Senseltd to Wikikl and ensure that Wikikl is not blocked (if necessary though, give him a "final warning"). Re-create the account Senseltd and block it. Alternatively, just switch the blocks so Wikikl can edit and Senseltd can't and copy the edit warnings from Senseltd's talk page to Wikikl's talk page to make sure they are seen. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:59, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: Um, OK. Maybe you want to take this to WP:AN? It's a little more complicated than what we usually deal with. Daniel Case (talk) 12:05, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
     Done See Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard#Complex username-block situation - Senseltd and Wikikl. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 17:11, 18 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    afc Daniel Case (talk) 18:44, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Being discussed with the user. Alexf(talk) 13:55, 17 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
    Comment: Says "user" (singular). I'm inclined to allow it. User given a COI warning. Alexf(talk) 11:52, 16 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]
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