Ccotreeiv

August 2018

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username, Wvarchives, does not meet our username policy.

Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.

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.

You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:

1. Adding {{unblock-un|your new username here}} below. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "Email this user" on their talk page.
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3. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. The account is created upon acceptance, thus do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change. For more information, please see Wikipedia:Changing username.

If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Drmies (talk) 18:09, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

• I'm sorry but I have no choice but to block you--but you can request a name change. In addition, however, it is not clear to me that the links you are adding are OK per our guidelines: relevant guidelines can be found here, WP:RS and WP:EL. This may be a matter that requires further discussion. Drmies (talk) 18:12, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
• I placed a note at Wikipedia:External links/Noticeboard#User_talk:Wvarchives. I hope you will request a different user name and participate. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 18:14, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
• I am adding links to primary source material relating to the articles I am updating. If my username is the issue can you please explain how I change this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wvarchives (talk • contribs) 18:20, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
• Also the noticeboard link takes me to the Bulletin board entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wvarchives (talk • contribs) 18:22, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
  • Link is corrected; thank you. Instructions on how to request a name are in the template, above. Also, please sign your user name using ~~~~. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 18:28, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

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.

Ccotreeiv (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:

historywv (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

previous name was not within the guidelines of wikipedia

Decline reason:

Procedural decline. Only one unblock request at a time is necessary. Huon (talk) 17:36, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Wvarchives (talk) 18:46, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

• • To the next admin: I agree that "historyvw" is better (at least it's not plural), but only marginally so. Wvarchives, this sounds way too much like a role name, like "Alabama PR manager". There is no advantage here in having something that sounds official. Drmies (talk) 21:03, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Non-admin comment: I also wonder why it should be a single-purpose name at all. My personal suggestion would be choosing a name that is not bound to one specific task on Wikipedia. To me, personally, there appears to be no reason not to choose a "normal" name instead of artifically restricting your contributions to one (apparently controversial!) topic. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:36, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

Derp. Brain cells did not connect. I think a more individual name is in order. This new name just looks like some sort of role account or group project. Something more original.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 16:03, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Ccotreeiv (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:

ccotreeiv (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

prior names have been deemed unacceptable

Accept reason:

Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from Wikipedia:Changing username and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. I have pinged Dlohcierekim below, so hopefully they'll rename the account once more. Huon (talk) 17:36, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

Historywv (talk) 19:49, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

• I apologize for the names I have chosen in the past. I can see how this could have potential to restrict me to one topic. Thanks to all for your suggestions and being patient with me as I learn to navigate WikipediaHistorywv (talk) 19:53, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

@Historywv: non-admin comment: Does the "CCO" part of your name have anything to do with the "organizational positions" titles listed at "CCO"? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 16:31, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

• • No. That they are my intials, tree is part of my last name, and I am the fourth, hence the IV Historywv (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 18:14, 10 August 2018

Welcome!

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Wvarchives! Thank you for your contributions. I am ToBeFree and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Wvarchives. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

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Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:37, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

• Thank you for the encouragement. My goal is to direct readers of Wikipedia to primary source material, I am not intentionally trying to promote anyone or anything. I am an MA student with a true love of the history of my state Wvarchives (talk) 18:44, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

Hey Wvarchives, thank you very much for the clarification. That sounds good. Feel free to improve these articles in general, too -- I think that there is much more that can be done than just adding external links. Especially as you really love your state, you might have some very good ideas about making these articles more detailled, fixing errors and maybe even writing a whole new article. We would be very happy about your help! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:12, 8 August 2018 (UTC)

globally renamed Wvarchives to Historywv

globally renamed Wvarchives to Historywv-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 15:27, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

@Dlohcierekim: I read the above discussion as indicating that "Historywv" is still seen as problematic and that the editor chose the name "ccotreeiv" instead. Would you mind renaming once more? Huon (talk) 17:33, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

globally renamed Historywv to Ccotreeiv

globally renamed Historywv to Ccotreeiv. sorry for the trouble.-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 18:03, 21 August 2018 (UTC)