User talk:BritishBankers
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That said, your username is somewhat problematic. Firstly, the plural form rather implies that this is a role account, which is not permitted. I'm willing to accept that it is not a role account, and that you're only one person. Nevertheless, it's strongly implied by the name.
Secondly, bear in mind that you and the BBA may at some point part ways for whatever reason. Under such circumstances, it would be even more of a disadvantage to have a username that implied a connection.
You have a choice of abandoning this user account and starting over, or of filing a request on WP:Changing usernames for your account to be renamed. I apologize for the inconvenience. DS (talk) 15:11, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
Angela Knight
Prior to removing the good faith edits of others, which could be construed as 'vandalism', could you please first refer your concerns and suggested amendments for third party arbitration in accordance with Wikipedia protocols. Many thanks. Vigilantbabyboomer (talk) 20:45, 17 July 2011 (UTC)
January 2012
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Hello BritishBankers. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article British Bankers' Association, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Cusop Dingle (talk) 18:28, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (BritishBankers) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it violates WP:GROUPNAME. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account to use for editing. Thank you.
Your account also appears to violate WP:NOSHARE.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:01, 15 January 2012 (UTC)
Why can't I edit Wikipedia?
Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
- Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
- What can I do now?
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{{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}}on your user talk page. - Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
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{{unblock|Your reason here}} below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.