User talk:Александр любит медведей

Please unblock me. An administrator says on this very talk page that I am unblocked, yet when I went to make constructive edits today I was unable to do so. I imagine this is due to some kind of error. If possible, could you fix this situation? Thank you. Александр любит медведей 16:04, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

If you look at Username, you will see that usernames in non-Latin script are not prohibited. There is simply a recommendation (which explicitly says it is not a requirement) that a transliteration be provided. Since usernames in non-Latin script are not prohibited, it is unclear what basis you have for blocking my username. Thanks. Александр любит медведей 16:42, 28 February 2007 (UTC) Link to block

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What does your name mean?
We are intending to relax the rules about non-latin user-names, on the proviso that users give a transliteration of the name in their signature so that other people who use different scripts can have some chance of reading it. Obviolusly we do need to confirm that the name chosen is not obscene or inflammatory in any way, which is more difficult in a non-latin script. --Phil | Talk 17:08, 28 February 2007 (UTC)


 * My name means "Aleksandr likes bears". As you may know, the bear is the national symbol of Russia. Basically, my username is a simple, non-controversial patriotic statement. As for the transliteration issue, what you say about requiring transliteration, this seems out of line with current Username policy, which explicitly says a transliteration is not required (it reads, in part: "If your username is written in a non-Latin script, you are strongly urged (but not required) to provide a transliteration in your signature (which you can set in your preferences) either instead of or side by side your username, and a link to your userpage (and preferably your talk page) in your signature to allow other editors to contact you easily and to facilitate communication"). I agree that a transliteration might be a good idea, but this policy seems to make clear that none of these clarifying efforts are required by wikipedia policy. Александр любит медведей 17:33, 28 February 2007 (UTC)