Webby-Master-SD

November 2021

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because your username, Lancaster-Uni-Webmaster, does not meet our username policy. Your username is the principal reason for the block. You are welcome to continue editing after you have selected a new username that meets the username policy guidelines, which are summarized below.

Per the username policy, a username should represent an individual and should not: represent a group or organization; be promotional; be misleading (such as indicating possession of special user rights or being a "Bot" account (unless approved for such purposes)); be offensive or otherwise disruptive. However, a username that contains the name of a organization and also identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87" is allowed, though, among others, the guidance on conflict of interest and the policy of paid-contribution disclosure are relevant.

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Appeals: If, after reading the guide to appealing blocks you believe you were blocked in error, then you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice. Cabayi (talk) 10:59, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

And for your info I am the webmaster - I did not realise there was an issue with usernames (what I used is accurate)!

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

Webby-Master-SD (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Webby-Master-SD

Accept reason:

The account has been renamed, and the user has been asked to follow Wikipedia's guidelines on conflict of interest. The account can now be unblocked. Good luck, have fun, and I wish you happy editing! :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:36, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Very quick to block me but slow to undo it. In fact, if you are not going to unblock just delete the account. (Can't find a way to do this myself).

Your requested username appears to represent a role rather than a person. Please choose another.

If waiting for a volunteer to respond is offensive to you, you may not be happy editing Wikipedia. Cabayi (talk) 11:41, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Cabayi - I'm okay with Webby-Master-SD. It might be somewhat-similar to this user's current username (which is a username policy violation) in that it contains what this person does for a living, but the requested username can definitely pass as someone's "individual account", and it doesn't imply a role at a University much like the current username does. ;-) Lancaster-Uni-Webmaster, I'm going to go ahead and grant your request to have your account renamed to Webby-Master-SD and unblock you. I'll have this done within the next couple of minutes from now. When the rename completes, you might get logged out from your account as a result of the process. If this happens, all you need to do is log back into your account - just make sure that you enter Webby-Master-SD as your username at the login screen, and not Lancaster-Uni-Webmaster. Otherwise, you'll receive an "invalid username or password" error (since that username doesn't exist anymore). Please know that having a different username does not mean that you're not expected to comply with Wikipedia's guidelines on conflict of interest and neutrality; your edits to the Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre (and similar) articles will almost certainly be reverted due to the fact that you have a personal conflict of interest with the article subject. I'm going to rename your account now... Behave, make sure that you ask for help when you need it, and have fun! :-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 12:34, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

Oshwah, the SD in the new name could represent a person, or it could represent a role. SD is the only part of the username offering any indication it might be an individual's account rather than a role account. I still see too much WP:SPA & WP:COI to make that assumption. If you're satisfiesd, feel free to unblock, that was my intent in choosing to comment rather than to decline or to accept, rename & unblock. Thanks, Cabayi (talk) 08:56, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

Hi Cabayi! Happy Saturday! I hope you're doing well, and I appreciate you for responding to me here. :-) So, when I looked at the requested username, I didn't see much harm with the phrase "Webby Master". If you think about it, you could certainly use aspects of your life to make a legitimate username that's in compliance with policy. I'm a Software Engineer and Developer, and it certainly wouldn't be considered a violation of Wikipedia's username policy if my username was "Engy Devy Java Dava". I could be the CEO of Microsoft - a username with something like "Leader Microsofty Wofty", though it would refer to my profession, certainly wouldn't violate policy. Taking that thought into account, I couldn't assert that the requested username in itself was a username violation - not enough for someone to take the username in itself and unambiguously assert that it implies shared use or that it refers to a group, company, or organization rather than an individual person. When it comes to the "SD" part of the username, I don't know what it would refer to that would violate policy (unless you do - if that's the case, let me know and I'll happily take a look). In this case, we should assume good faith, let mysteries be mysteries, and lean toward the side of unblocking rather than keeping someone blocked. I mean, if anything, we'll know if the user is up to no good; they'll add advertising and promotion, advertising or spam links, and other things that we see all the time. It only takes a few clicks to apply another block and show the user the door. These were the thoughts that I had when I evaluated the user's request here, and I hope that it'll all turn out well. That's the best that we can really do... :-) Please let me know if you have any questions or any further thoughts or concerns. I'm more than happy to talk them out with you and discuss anything that you need. Cheers, and happy Saturday! It's pouring rain outside where I live, and I'm just happy to be warm and dry... even though my roof might be leaking... I'll need to check that out pretty darn soon... :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 09:16, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

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Thank you. Cabayi (talk) 11:42, 12 November 2021 (UTC)