User talk:Amesbury School

March 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Amesbury School, and I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Amesbury School", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 10:02, 4 March 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you for emailing me. I understand that you wish to change your username. This will be excellent. It's always best to use WIkipedia itself to conduct conversations unless they are totally private. This one should be conducted in public as evidence from you that you wish to change the user name. There are many rules here that folk don't know when they start, and we all make errors, even experienced editors.
 * Have you read Changing username? It ought to tell you everything you need to know, but it does not. You don't need to use your real name, you may use any pseudonym you like, but you must never appear to be an organisation, to be promotional, or to allow others to share your login.
 * I'm going to take a step on your behalf to help you by asking an adminstrator to drop by and give you solid advice. The actual process is outside my experience. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 11:25, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

This user has expressed to me by email a desire for help with changing their username, created in error while unaware of our policies. I know this process to be possible, and the mechanism must be hiding in plain sight, but I can't see how to initiate the process in any of the linked documentation. Please would someone experienced in this offer them assistance rather than blocking the current username which was a good faith error. Fiddle Faddle (talk) 11:25, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Easy as cake. First, search for your proposed new username in this list. If it's already taken (if it's in the list), choose something else. Once you have a username that isn't already taken, go to this page and fill in the form as follows:
 * Add your current username after CURRENT=
 * Add your desired username after NEW=
 * Add a reason for the change after REASON=
 * Do not add anything in the "subject/headline" box
 * A bureacrat will be along shortly to effect the change of username. When you find that you cannot log into this account, log in using your new username instead. Simples! Yunshui 雲 &zwj; 水  11:31, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
 * I came here to say just the same. I would add one thing: even with an individual username, in any editing to do with your school you would still be subject to Wikipedia's rules on Conflict of interest, and should read and follow the advice in Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest. Welcome to Wikipedia! JohnCD (talk) 11:40, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer instead to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you prefer to change your username rather than create a new account, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 15:00, 15 March 2013 (UTC)