User talk:TheVideoGamePhenom
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Wikipedia style is that we use the last name of the subject, and not the familiar first name. In this case, while "Post" is the subject's real last name, it is the first name that he is best known by, "Post Malone", so we use "Malone", just as we use "Grant" for Cary Grant, and not his actual last name, MacLeish. Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:01, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
March 2021
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Your recent edits could give Wikipedia contributors the impression that you may consider legal or other "off-wiki" action against them, or against Wikipedia itself. Please note that making such threats on Wikipedia is strictly prohibited under Wikipedia's policies on legal threats and civility. Users who make such threats may be blocked. If you have a dispute with the content of any page on Wikipedia, please follow the proper channels for dispute resolution. Please be sure to comment on content, not contributors, and where possible make specific suggestions for changes supported by reliable independent sources and focusing especially on verifiable errors of fact. Thank you. Equivamp - talk 00:28, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
I'm going to take a moment to make a slight correction here. It is always a bad idea to point out information that could be perceived as harassing to someone when it is posted on another website; however, a suggestion that law enforcement should be informed of what one perceives to be a potential felony isn't the same thing as what we would consider legal threats. A few facts: Wikipedia makes the conscious decision not to publish information such as home addresses of any individual, with very limited exceptions (e.g., persons who have made it publicly known they have a residence in a building that is, itself, notable, such as Queen Elizabeth II or Yoko Ono or Kamala Harris). It is actually easy to find this information in the publicly accessible databases of many states. It is not, in and of itself, a felony to publish this information. Anyone who has been to Los Angeles knows how easily one can purchase a "map to the stars" giving exact addresses of dozens if not hundreds of celebrities.
If you see information that you believe should be reported to law enforcement, consult Wikipedia:No legal threats and Wikipedia:Responding to threats of harm to determine if a report is appropriate. There is nothing at all to stop an individual editor from making a report to law enforcement for reasons they believe are valid, but at the same time it is possible that publishing that report on Wikipedia may be unhelpful or could land you in some hot water.
I've deleted the edit in question because it could theoretically provide a link to information that we consider unsuitable on this project. You're a pretty new editor, and it takes a while to work out all the policies and behavioural guidelines of such a large and complex site. Take your time and feel free to ask questions. Risker (talk) 04:39, 22 March 2021 (UTC)