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Hello

I have updated the site with factual information about the Electoral Commission and its remit as the article that was previously on the site was considerably out of date. All the information comes from a neutral point of view and does not put over a particular point of view. I felt that, for transparency's sake, the username should reflect that the changes were made by the organisation concerned so that other users could judge changes made with a knowledge of all the facts, rather than just seeing an IP address.

Happy to discuss Electoralcommission (talk) 13:29, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

We do not permit corporate or other collective entities to have accounts here. Only individual human beings can have accounts, for copyright reasons and those of responsibility for edits. Conflict of interest obviously comes into consideration as well. --Orange Mike | Talk 13:51, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Username concern

Hello, and welcome to Misplaced Pages!

I hope that I don't seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Misplaced Pages's username policy for the following reason: your username appears to be that of an organization, and implies authority here which does not exist. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your views, for instance, your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

There are several options available to you:

  • We can talk about it, here.
  • You can abandon the contributions made under this name and create a new account that meets our username policy and addresses the concern(s) noted above.
  • Or, if you want to keep your contributions history under a new name, then you should visit Misplaced Pages:Changing username and follow the instructions there.

If we can't resolve this on our own, we can ask for help through Misplaced Pages's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Misplaced Pages administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process. Thanks. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 18:25, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked from editing Misplaced Pages because it appears to be mainly intended or used for promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.


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