Hello, Wikipedian64, and thank you for contributing to Wikipedia!
I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?
Specifically, the term "Wikipedia" is not allowed in usernames.
I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.
You have several options freely available to you:
If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
If you decide to just go ahead and change your username, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under the new username: simply request a new name here following the guidelines on that page, rather than creating a whole new account.
Let me reassure you that my writing here means I don't think your username is grossly, blatantly, or obviously inappropriate; such names get reported straight to Wikipedia:Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism (WP:AIV), or blocked on sight. This is more a case where opinions might differ, and it would be good to reach some consensus — either here or at WP:RFC/NAME. So I look forward to a friendly discussion, and to enjoying your continued participation on Wikipedia. Thank you again! -- —Krellis (Talk) 16:32, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I read the Username Policy, and see that it is clearly stated that usernames cannot have "Wikipedia" in them. But there is no real explanation on why this is so. Not trying to be rude or anything, and I understand the policy, but I would like a reason on why they (usernames) cannot have "Wikipedia" in them. Thanks.
P.S. If absolutely necessary, I will change my name before this becomes a problem, but I'd actually rather not change my name. Again, thanks.
Wikipedian6421:31, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
As I understand it, the policy prohibits the use of the term "Wikipedia" because it is a trademark owned by the Wikimedia foundation. To keep their trademark valid, they must control use of the term, and that includes forbidding it in usernames. —Krellis (Talk) 21:55, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please see here for extensive discussion of this rule and why it was put into place. I was not part of the original discussion, and thus it is difficult for me to synthesize a simple answer for you - it is probably easiest to simply read the (lengthy) discussion for more information about how this policy came to be. —Krellis (Talk) 22:21, 12 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Hi there... Your going to need to select one account and stick with it. I noticed you were harassing SparrowsWing... are you done with that? That kind of behavior won't be tolerated for long. ---J.S (T/C/WRE) 01:20, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
J.S., I'm really sorry about all of this. I will not harrass anyone anymore, or do anything. I am not using "Ziwhtam" anymore. I am sticking with "Wikipedian64" for good. You may clear all traces of Ziwhtam(I can't even edit my own userpage). I have learned my lessons on the importance of Wikipedia, so please, I beg of you, to let me start over, and lift the block on me. I will only make constructive comments/edits on Userpages/articles. Please lift the block. Thank you. Wikipedian6420:40, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Because per Wikipedia:Non-free content criteria item #9, the use of fair use images outside of the main article namespace it not permitted. The images I removed are all fair use, copyrighted images. You may not display them on your userpage. I am re-removing the images from your userpage. Please do not re-add them, or any other fair use, copyrighted images, as this is directly against policy. Hope this helps answer your question, --Durin12:06, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
A tag has been placed on Super Mario Wiki, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done because it is an article about a certain website, blog, forum, or other web content that does not assert the importance or significance of that web location. Please read our criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 7 under Articles, as well as notability guidelines for websites. Please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources which verify their content.
Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. To contest the tagging and request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material, please affix the template {{hangon}} to the page, and put a note on Talk:Super Mario Wiki. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Thanks. --Finngalltalk22:40, 26 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please stop adding the "Featured Article" icon to the Quebec article. The article is not listed as a featured article and should therefore not be displayed as such. Should you feel the article deserves to be nominated as a featured article, please follow the nomination procedures. Thank you. — Dorvaq (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Please stop adding the "Featured Article" icon to the Quebec article. The article is not listed as a featured article and should therefore not be displayed as such. Should you feel the article deserves to be nominated as a featured article, please follow the nomination procedures. Thank you. — Dorvaq (talk) 16:04, 31 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]
First, please don't create cross-namespace redirects, such as Wikiholic; the main article namespace is intended for encyclopedic articles, but the 'Wikipedia:' namespace documents various maintenance and meta-information about Wikipedia — but not encyclopedic content.
It is noted that you have linked to You Tube videos from user space,
Please confirm that you are the copyright holder for the videos
concerned, otherwise please remove the links from your user page.
A tag has been placed on Super Mario Wiki, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Excirial (Talk,Contribs)22:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
A tag has been placed on Super Mario Wiki, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to have no meaningful content or history, and the text is unsalvageably incoherent. If the page you created was a test, please use the sandbox for any other experiments you would like to do. Feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Badgernet (talk) 22:18, 26 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for uploading Image:Gizoogle.gif. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the image. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.
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A tag has been placed on Super Mario Wiki requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. ViperSnake15102:18, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for uploading File:Inyourway.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.
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Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia, as you did to Quebec. It is considered vandalism, which under Wikipedia policy, can lead to blocking of editing privileges. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. -Royalguard11(Talk·Review Me!) 21:18, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages, such as Super Mario Wiki, to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Your first article. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Ice Cold Beer (talk) 22:19, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 18:07, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from User:WBOSITG. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Funny. WEBURIEDOURSECRETSINTHEGARDEN I push my hand up to the sky 18:19, 27 March 2008 (UTC)
This is the only warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
