Danieltoben

Request for Resolution of User Name Issue

Hello, I am having an issue with my user name being in violation of impersonating a notable figure, but I am that person. I have emailed the Volunteer Team for verification of my identity, and have been told by them that this is the correct method for approval. However, I received two previous responses to my request on talk page that I should reach out to the Volunteer team. I am now unsure of the proper course of action and would appreciate some guidance on how to resolve this issue.

Furthermore, I would like to bring to your attention that my email was sent on November 7, 2022 and I received a response only on January 28, 2023, which is more than a year later.

I would like to share that their email response to my request for approval of user name was “Dear Daniel Toben,

Thank you for your email. Please note that queries relating to blocks are not handled by this inbox. However, the below information outlines the process for understanding your block, and then subsequently appealing it if you choose to.…”

Danieltoben (talk) 20:14, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Daniel Toben (December 25)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Curbon7 were: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

• If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Daniel Toben and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Daniel Toben, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
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Curbon7 (talk) 11:32, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Danieltoben! 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! Curbon7 (talk) 11:32, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, Danieltoben, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:Daniel Toben, which appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

The page you created about yourself may well be deleted from the encyclopedia. If it is deleted and you wish to retrieve its contents, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page. If your contributions to an existing article about yourself are undone and you wish to add to it, please propose the changes on its talk page.

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Concern regarding Draft:Daniel Toben

Hello, Danieltoben. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Daniel Toben, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available here.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 12:01, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, User:Danieltoben/sandbox

Hello, Danieltoben. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "sandbox".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:18, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

November 2022

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

If you are the person represented by this username, please note that the practice of blocking such usernames is to protect you from being impersonated, not to discourage you from editing Wikipedia. You may choose to edit under a new username (see information below), but keep in mind that you are welcome to continue to edit under this username.

If you choose to keep your current username, please send an email to info-enwikimedia.org including your real name and your Wikipedia username to receive instructions from our volunteer response team about account verification. Please do not send documentation without being requested to do so.

If you are not the person represented by this username, you are welcome to choose a new username (see below).

A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.

Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change of your current account here. The new username that you choose must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.

• To create a new account with a different username, simply log out of this account and then click here to make a new one.
• If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page here: {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Please note that the new username you choose cannot already be taken and in use by another account. You can go here to search and see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns that no global account with that username exists, that means it is available to be taken.

Appeals: If your username is not in violation of Wikipedia's username policy, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page here: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Thank you. Orange Mike | Talk 04:53, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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).

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

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Request reason:

I am the Daniel Toben the Daniel Toben in question. I can provide verification of the fact. Danieltoben (talk) 05:33, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Procedural decline only. To do that, please follow the instructions above to send an email. Do not send copies of personal identity documents unless requested. 331dot (talk) 09:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

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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.

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

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Requested username:

new username (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Dear Wikipedia Administrators,

I am writing to appeal the procedural block on my Wikipedia account. I understand that my account was blocked for impersonating a notable figure, however, I would like to assure you that I am actually the person in question.

I apologize for any confusion or inconvenience that my account may have caused. I understand the importance of accurate and reliable information on Wikipedia and I assure you that I have only had the intention of contributing to the platform in a positive manner.

I reached out to the Volunteer Response Team through email as instructed, but I received an email suggesting that I should reach out to the administrators through commenting on my talk page. I kindly request that an administrator sees this message and unblocks my account.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Sincerely, Daniel Toben

Decline reason:

In that case, please follow the instructions you've been given. Yamla (talk) 19:34, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

Unblocked

Hi, Danieltoben,

In light of recent correspondence with VRT (convenience link for agents), I have unblocked your account. Please understand that this does not change the guidance you were given previously about conflicts of interest and autobiographies; it merely reflects that the stated reason for the block (potential impersonation) has been resolved.

Happy editing, and my apologies again for the delay in resolving this. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 02:52, 12 February 2023 (UTC)