User talk:IfIKnewOneIWouldHaveChosenThatOne

August 2007

Your account with this username has been blocked indefinitely because the username may be rude or inflammatory, be unnecessarily long/confusing, be too similar to an existing user, contain the name of an organization or website, refer to a Wikipedia or Wikimedia Foundation process or namespace, or be otherwise inappropriate (see our blocking and username policies for more information).

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Jmlk 1 7 09:23, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

IfIKnewOneIWouldHaveChosenThatOne (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I absolutely don't see why my name should give any troubles.

Decline reason:

Your name was blocked as it was deemed to contravene the provision that names should not be excessively long. Without passing any "final judgement" on this, if you wish to request unblocking you should provide a valid rationale as to why this does not apply. Bear in mind that this is a regulation designed partly to make it easier for other users to find and contact you in the pursuit of editing and improving the encyclopedia. Given that you have only one edit to the encyclopedia, if there is no compelling reason for you to choose this name other than "I like it", I would personally advise you to register a new account with a shorter name. Deiz talk 14:06, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

I contacted the blocking admin, please stand by (this might take a while, he seems to be offline). -- lucasbfr ^talk 13:52, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Note that your username is over 30 characters long which is usually considered over-the-top. It's a bit of a distraction and it can be confusing. Since you have made only one edit to the project under that name, it would be much simpler to just register a new account under a shorter name, say "IfIKnewOne". Pascal.Tesson 14:09, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

With respect to both the blocking admin and the admin who declined the unblock request, I find nothing overtly long or confusing about this username - it's a phrase, not a random sequence of characters. Letting this one go. Cheers.

Request handled by: ~ Riana ⁂ 14:09, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I support Riana's decision because your username is a perfectly comprehensible phrase as much as veteran administrator's User:Can't sleep, clown will eat me username is. -- Netsnipe ► 14:13, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, IfIKnewOneIWouldHaveChosenThatOne!

I'm Riana, and I noticed that you're new, so I thought I'd drop you a note. We do have a lot of users, and are currently working on 6,915,798 articles, so things can be a little intimidating... but don't worry! We love to help out, and we'll try our best to make your stay here as comfortable as possible.
Here are a few links I found useful when I first arrived here:-

Be Bold!
Don't let grumpy users scare you off
Meet other new users
Policies, guidelines, and rules
How to create a page, edit a page and write a great article
A handy tutorial, and a picture tutorial

You should sign your name on talk pages, discussions and votes by typing ~~~~; our software automatically converts it to your username and the date. Also, if you don't want to jump right into editing articles right now, why not check out the sandbox? Feel free to make test edits there.

I know it's a lot of information, but there are two more things I recommend you take note of while editing Wikipedia - cite references wherever possible, and avoid allowing personal biases interfere with your editing.

I hope you enjoy editing and being a Wikipedian - I definitely do. Although we all make mistakes, please keep in mind what Wikipedia is not. If you have any questions or problems, leave me a message on my talk page, and I'll try my best to help. Otherwise, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

We hope you stick around, and make sure you enjoy yourself! Cheers, ~ Riana ⁂ 14:09, 30 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]