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Happy editing! RFD (talk) 11:27, 29 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

September 2021

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Thank you. Orange Mike | Talk 14:05, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A "YouTube channel" is a website, and thus not an acceptable username. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:06, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I had relied on the portion of the username policy which states "Email addresses and URLs (such as "Alice@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a commercial web page and don't simply identify a person. While plain domain names (without .com, .co.kr, etc.) are sometimes acceptable, such as when the purpose is simply to identify the user as a person, they are inappropriate if they promote a commercial Web page." I had thought that the purpose was to "identify this user as a person". 331dot (talk) 14:49, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A YouTube "channel" is a commercial website and can be commercially exploited and monetized; thus, it is not appropriate. Note, also, that under our rules you cannot have an account in the name of a non-profit organization, website, etc. Accounts should attach to a single unique human being. --Orange Mike | Talk 15:11, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Orangemike I guess I'm an old fogey because I sometimes forget people can make money off YouTube. ;) I concur with your reasoning, thank you. 331dot (talk) 15:31, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I'm 67; I've probably got you out-fogeyed! --Orange Mike | Talk 15:54, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

I would like to continue editing Wikipedia pages, but I guess that I will change my username to something more "professional" and "up to your standards".

Accept reason:

I have renamed and unblocked your account. Welcome back. PhilKnight (talk) 08:14, 18 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Magnolia677. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Bear Mountain Bridge, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:58, 28 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

November 2021

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Open road tolling, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. DonIago (talk) 17:07, 10 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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October 2023

Hello, I'm Redraiderengineer. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Metro Tower (Lubbock), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Redraiderengineer (talk) 20:30, 30 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I was in the building earlier this year while I was in town doing some elevator videos… I do have a video of the current elevator system on YouTube, so my information is accurate as much as possible. 207.237.186.122 (talk) 04:16, 31 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Self-published sources are generally not accepted as reliable sources. Redraiderengineer (talk) 01:41, 7 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I'm Meters. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Sears, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. The cited source is as of January. You cannot claim it supports a number from other months. Provide a newer source that actually counts the store or leave it as is. And it would be WP:SYNTH if you attempt to combine the existing January source later sources mentioning subsequent store closures. Meters (talk) 20:57, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]