Michaelvlawler

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. KidAd • SPEAK 22:41, 30 May 2021 (UTC)

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August 2021

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

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Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:27, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Please also read WP:AUTOBIOGRAPHY. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 05:28, 26 August 2021 (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).

Michaelvlawler (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 never responded to this previously, but my username should be unblocked.

Decline reason:

Why? Please follow the instructions in the block notice. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 14:23, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

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Michaelvlawler (talk) 14:21, 12 July 2023 (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).

Michaelvlawler (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:

because this is the username I have used for other social media and online accounts. I am Michael Lawler and the edits previously made were strictly biographical and done to populate the page when it was first started over two years ago. I won’t be using the account to update the page, but would like it unblocked.

Decline reason:

Please send an email to info-en@wikimedia.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. PhilKnight (talk) 16:41, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

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Michaelvlawler (talk) 14:30, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

Unblock

Per ticket:2023071210007843, you have been unblocked. I note your comment there that you will not edit your own biography. Thank you for that, but please beware that our conflict-of-interest guidelines apply on all articles, not just your biography. So you are also strongly discouraged from editing content about yourself on any other article (subject to very limited exceptions). Happy editing. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 22:28, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

And a brief explanation of the process here, for any members of the press or other non-Wikipedians. This account's block, imposed in 2021, was for editing under the name of a well-known individual without verifying that identity. This is, essentially, a "not-for-cause" block: The user is welcome to create a new account with a non-problematic username, or, if they remedy the issue by verifying their identity, they can be unblocked without further discussion. Correspondence with our Volunteer Response Team has in this case resolved the matter, and so I have unblocked. -- Tamzin^{[cetacean needed]} (she|they|xe) 22:37, 12 July 2023 (UTC)

To be even more to the point, the report referenced by Daily News that, quote, "Rep. Mike Lawler has reportedly been banned from Wikipedia after repeatedly editing his own profile", is thus not true. Anyone selecting a user name matching the name of a well-known, living person, gets that account banned, not because they have done something wrong, but to protect that person from impersonation attempts. Once the user has verified their account, this ban is lifted, as has happened in this case. Regards, CapnZapp (talk) 16:17, 14 May 2024 (UTC)