User talk:Al Michaels

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Your user page
Hello, I added a basic template for your userpage, but it is up to you to add information pertaining to your self. The two sections include "Myself" which is a brief autobiography about yourself, and "Interests", where you can tell people what you like. If you have any more questions regarding the creation and editing of your user page, please, feel free to let me know, and enjoy!--Vox Rationis (Talk | contribs) 17:11, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

My concern about your username (Al Michaels)
Hello, Al Michaels, and thank you for contributing to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here? Usernames of well-known living or recently deceased people

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:
 * If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
 * If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as asking for a "third opinion", or requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Admins usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
 * If you decide to just go ahead and change your username, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under the new username: simply request a new name here following the guidelines on that page, rather than creating a whole new account.

Let me reassure you that my writing here means I don't think your username is grossly, blatantly, or obviously inappropriate; such names get reported straight to Administrator_intervention_against_vandalism (WP:AIV), or blocked on sight. This is more a case where opinions might differ, and it would be good to reach some consensus — either here or at WP:RFC/NAME. So I look forward to a friendly discussion, and to enjoying your continued participation on Wikipedia. Thank you again! -- After Midnight 0001 02:43, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Blocked
Unfortunately, you recently made unconstructive edits to the Super Bowl XLIII and Super Bowl XXXIV articles. Entering blatantly false information such as those you made are considered vandalism and were reverted by me. I also feel that because you have edited sports-related articles, this account definitely qualifies as an inappropriate username because it is the name of a well-known American sports announcer. Therefore, your username has been blocked indefinitely. (see our blocking and username policies for more information).

You are encouraged to create a new account and contribute to Wikipedia under a more appropriate username. Username provides guidance on selecting an appropriate username. You may also edit Wikipedia without creating an account.

You are not allowed to edit Wikipedia under an inappropriate username. If you would like to discuss the block, you may appeal on your talk page or email the administrator who blocked you. Due to Wikipedia's mechanism for enforcing name changes, your IP address may be temporarily blocked. Unless you have also been engaging in vandalism or impersonation of another user, we will remove that block as soon as possible.

If you want to keep the contributions from your old account for your new username, please follow these directions: (1) Add {&#123;unblock-un&#124;your new username here&#125;} to your user talk page. This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can still edit your own talk page. (2) Soon, an admin may come to unblock you. (3) You will have 24 hours after the unblock to file a request on Changing username before you may be re-blocked. Note that this can only be done before you create the new one. For more information, please visit Changing username. In many cases (especially if your account has few or no edits), it is a lot  easier to create a new account .

Zzyzx11 (Talk) 00:15, 10 March 2007 (UTC)