User talk:Duncanfoster01

June 2019

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Duncanfoster01", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it matches a well known living person's name. 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 by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. You are welcome to use your real name, but in some cases, you will need to prove that you are who you say you are. You can do this by sending an email to info-enwikimedia.org. Be aware that emails are handled by a volunteer response team and that it may take a while before you receive a reply. Masum Reza^📞 14:53, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Duncanfoster01, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

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June 2019

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Duncanfoster01, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 19:27, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Praxidicae: It appears that it was a violation of the username policy after all. As someone who has gone through counter-vandalism training course (which includes courses on username policy as well), I advise you to read our username policy. Also you should not refactor or remove others' comments like you did here. Masum Reza^📞 19:37, 22 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]