User talk:AdamSeattle

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August 2018
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 * Thanks for clarifying. You may wish to review the policies on WP:COI when editing articles related to your employer. (I don't mean to imply that there's been any violation.) Happy editing. Pburka (talk) 01:38, 2 August 2018 (UTC)


 * For your own safety, please keep private, identifying information off of Wikipedia unless you really want to self-identify. I can tell you from experience that there really is no upside to providing such information. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 01:40, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I noticed your username and see it has been changed once already- so maybe you addressed the point I'm about to make- but it sounds like a role account that could be passed to a successor as 'principal cataloger', which is not permitted. 331dot (talk) 07:15, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

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 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

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Why have I been blocked?
I do not have any understanding of why I have been blocked. I have no advertising or promotional content. I do not promote anything, and I don't understand why my username is a problem. I am the only person who uses this account and the account does not represent my organization, it's just happens to include the university where I work, but I do not edit for work. I do not get paid to edit, and I do almost all of my editing on Wikidata, not in Wikipedia. The only edit on here that I did recently was to ask about changing the name of the article on the Chicago Artists' Coalition. The article entry should not have an apostrophe in it. Other than that, I have no idea what kinds of edits are being referred to as a reason for blocking me. UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk) 06:19, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Your username seems to indicate this is a role account/associated with a job or position, which is not permitted; accounts are for the exclusive use of a single person who may not give others access, such as a successor to your position(who would need to create their own account for themselves, if you leave the job, the account leaves with you). I'm going to ask  about the promotional editing aspect, as it's not clear to me right now. 331dot (talk) 10:17, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, the username is the primary issue here. If you select a new username, I or another administrator will be happy to unblock you. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 13:59, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
 * It's strange that I have been using the same username for over 5 years without any issue until now. But if changing it is the price to pay, I guess I have no other option. — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWashPrincipalCataloger (talk • contribs)
 * I agree that it's regrettable that no one alerted you sooner. The rule against role account names has been a long-standing part of Wikipedia's username policy. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:30, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

That is too similar to existing usernames, please choose something else. Please do not make a new request, just edit your existing request to change your choice. 331dot (talk) 21:37, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

I'm afraid that's taken. You can run a potential choice through Special:CentralAuth to see if it's available(though this will not reveal similar usernames). 331dot (talk) 16:31, 6 January 2023 (UTC)


 * When I put AdamSeattle into the search it does not show that it is used. Adam Seattle also does not show that it has been taken.  Am I missing something? 97.126.64.177 (talk) 17:14, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Hmm. I don't understand, when I attempt to carry out the rename I get a message that says "This user has more than 100,000 edits. Please confirm that you are sure that you want to rename this user and that a system administrator is available to monitor this rename". Perhaps  knows more.  It's going to be a few hours before I can come back to this. 331dot (talk) 17:18, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I have absolutely no idea what's going on. I'm sorry this renaming is taking so long, we appreciate your patience; this isn't normally how renamings go, I'm sure you're frustrated but we'll figure it out. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 17:20, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
 * I think I have figured out why it says you have over 100,000 edits; do you edit other Wikimedia Foundation projects? 331dot (talk) 14:37, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, I edit mostly in Wikidata, and am a property creator there as well. 97.126.64.177 (talk) 21:44, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Remember to log in. I have started the process, but it is going to take awhile due to the sheer number of edits and projects involved. 331dot (talk) 23:18, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks, it appears to have been completed, and I was able to log in to Wikidata. 97.126.64.177 (talk) 10:19, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

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PlantZAfrica Plants of the Week
I've added the new PlantZAfrica Plants of the Week ID to the taxonbar (e.g. at Dalbergia armata. The entry currently has PlantZAfrica with no Wikipedia link. Are you interested in adding a short section to the South African National Biodiversity Institute article so we can provide a link? —  Jts1882 &#124; talk 08:00, 20 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hi, thanks, I've added a paragraph about PlantZAfrica on the SANBI page. AdamSeattle (talk) 07:00, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
 * Now linked. —  Jts1882 &#124; talk 07:54, 21 April 2024 (UTC)