User talk:George Carlin

Your Username (George Carlin)

Hello George Carlin, thank you for your contributions. Wikipedia has a policy on what usernames editors can use. Unfortunately, concerns have been raised that your username may be incompatible with that policy. You can contribute to the discussion about it here. Alternatively, if you agree that your username may be problematic and are willing to change it, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under a new name. Simply request a new name here following the guidelines on that page. Thank you. John Reaves (talk) 23:29, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Big fan

Hi, I am a big fan of George Carlin, and I would be very glad if he decided to contribute there. However, we have a policy that people cannot take the names of celebrities unless they can demonstrate they really are that person.

I have blocked this account, please understand that this is done to protect celebrities from impersonation, and possible damage to credibility. If you are able to demonstrate you really are George Carlin the well known comedian, then you will be unblocked and welcomed to contribute.

Sorry for the inconvenience, but impersonators of celebrities are far more common than celebrities themselves. Just post a message here and I will see it. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 23:38, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but how in a decent cluster fuck would I go and prove to you that is is me? George Carlin

I am not sure which methods are generally used, however, a picture of yourself with a piece of paper saying "I am User:George Carlin on Wikipedia" should do it. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 05:30, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know, perhaps an image file of your passport and/or driver's license? If you can show that you are actually Mr. Carlin, you've a ready supply of fans and followers here on Wikipedia. Otherwise, we're obliged to consider you an impersonator.Proabivouac 09:01, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think posting personal documents here is a safe idea. Simpler, much simpler: post a link at your official website to your user page, essentially saying "this is really me". Even if it's in commented-out text (visible only by "view source") rather than the browser page, tell us where it is, and that should be enough proof. Ben 10:17, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That is another good idea. Another is we can send you an e-mail to an officially posted e-mail address of yours and you can repeat the message here. Basically any reasonable proof will do, we try to work on common sense here. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 13:09, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know what's going on here, but I posted the following comment earlier today and for some reason, User:Proabivouac deleted it along with two other comments from other editors. [1]

Please send an email to unblock-en-l@wikipedia.org and an administrator will discuss with you various ways you can prove your identity. Thanks, Sarah 02:42, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You don't need to post humiliating photos of yourself holding Wikipedia signs or images of your passport or licence or anything else that has the potential to compromise your personal security. All you need to do is email unblock-en-l@wikipedia.org and we will help you establish your identity privately. Under no circumstances should this happen on-wiki. Please, do not respond to requests for you to post personal information, images of documents like your licence or passport, any other personal files, etc on site. This not an uncommon issue and administrators on unblock-en-l are used to dealing with these cases. If you wish to have this account unblocked, please email us. Sarah 14:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, official policy demands photos of the celebrity in compromising positions with an animal of his/her choice...per WP:Extort. Aelffin 02:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you are Mr. George Carlin, then we'll welcome your good-faith edits to Wikipedia. Acalamari 03:11, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please understand that this incident is not a personal attack against you. We really don't want celebrity-impersonators on Wikipedia, and I'm sure you or any other highly notable figure don't want any impersonators either. Acalamari 23:29, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thel Hell with it....

I'm not George Carlin, I was just curious on how theese things go over on wikipedia, and a friend told me that if you say you are a celeb, the admins back off, so I tested it out, he was wrong. I was gonna delete after that but it go too intresting, but once that blew over, i'd delete it. Now I can't edit my talk page. And I wouldn't dare damage Mr. Carlins credibility, I am not like tat.

sorry for wasting your time.

But I was wondering, what if people happen to have the names of celebrities?

And again, im sorry.

Thank you for your honesty. Sarah 04:24, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To answer your question, if you had the same name as a celebrity and could demonstrate it, you may have a reasonable pass at WP:RFCN, which is where we discuss names that may be problematic.

However, if you have the same name as a celebrity you may find the name already taken and blocked. For example, the name George Carlin has had this happen to it. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 05:49, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks, now should I delete this account or just leave it and never cme back to it(the account)?

You can create a new account, I will check and make sure account creation is not blocked, however please choose a name that respects our username policy. And also, please do not try to fool the community in the future. HighInBC ^{(Need help? Ask me)} 22:05, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

HigInBC, I wasnt trying to fool te community, well, at least not in a bad way, but would adding fan after a celebrity's name work? Or are movie character names okay?