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Daniel Case (talk) 14:06, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

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

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Requested username:

AEN2013 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Daniel may have been over zealous in blocking my account. This is not for promotional use, and was never intended to be. The use of my company name was only for convenience. I am not very clever with making up user names and I do not wish to use my name on my edits. If any of my edits have been in violation of Wiki policies, it was coincidental and not deliberate. I run into people who have accomplished a lot all the time, but most of them do not know anyone who is on Wikipedia. My mission is to give such people a voice. They deserve to be written about and to enrich our common culture with the knowledge of who they are. AEN are my initials, the year is 2013. That is why I choose AEN2013. Although, I would prefer my original user name, I understand the concern and I understand the policy and I will abide by the policy and respect the concern. So, Mr. Daniel Case, I do respect your desire to keep Wikipedia free of corporate influence and profiteering. We share a common interest in that. I ask you to reconsider and remove the block so that I may continue on my mission. As you may or may not have noticed, I am preparing to write an article about a village in Nigeria called Obagi. Obagi has for decades been plagued by Big Oil polluting their eco-system. I am waiting for more information and photos to continue that article. I am also working on an article about Aileen Getty. She is the grand daughter of J.Paul Getty. She runs a non-profit in Hollywood called GettLove. She does not have an article. I am collecting data about her in order to continue the article. I have other projects including other little known places and events that I am preparing. Your re-consideration will enable me to continue working on these projects which are intended to enrich the human experience.

Accept reason:

Your username is the only real problem here; I don't see any troublesome edit. Boilerplate: Allowing username change to requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. --jpgordon^{::==( o )} 00:11, 29 May 2013 (UTC)

JP, thanks for unblocking me. I have put the request in at the location you suggested.

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. C679 17:17, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

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