User talk:John Paul II

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Line of Popes (May 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by TonyBallioni was:

Thank you for your submission, but the subject of this article already exists in Wikipedia. You can find it and improve it at List of popes instead.

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TonyBallioni (talk) 19:43, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, John Paul II! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! TonyBallioni (talk) 19:43, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

May 2018

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

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. TonyBallioni (talk) 19:43, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So, you obviously aren't the dead pope, and while I am very excited to see someone who is interested in working on Catholic articles here (it's kinda what I do too), you will need to pick another username as I think he's too recent for this to be appropriate. I'm watching this page, so all you have to do is request a new username here, and I can rename and unblock you. You can see if the name is available by going to Special:CentralAuth. TonyBallioni (talk) 19:45, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]