User talk:Alexknight

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: it is decievingly similar to User:Alexknight12. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

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 requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
 * You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

–Juliancolton Tropical Cyclone  14:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your welcome,

First let me tell you how I came up with this username, I'm from the city of Alexandria, Egypt (hence Alex), and I have (you can say childish) fondness of knights. Also let me assure you that I had no idea of the existence of Alexknight12 (by the way, there is also an AlexKnight99) at the time I created my account and I had no intention of masquerading as Alexknight12 or Alexknight99 or whomever. I just chose a username and it was not reserved.

Now, after explaining why I chose this username, I must also say that I don't like the idea of changing it, specially that this was my sixth or seventh trial to come with a meaningful and personal username. I also believe that although both names look similar but they are easily distinguishable for anyone internet user.

Best wishes and regards, Alexknight (talk) 10:44, 5 January 2009 (UTC)