User talk:Are there any usernames not taken?

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Your username has been blocked indefinitely because (see our blocking policy for more information). You are encouraged to create a new account and contribute to Wikipedia under a more appropriate username, and in a constructive manner. See Username for 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 edit 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 this doesn't happen within an hour or so, please email an administrator and explain the situation (see the list of administrators). If you want to keep the contributions from your old account for your new username, please follow these directions: (1) Add 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 since 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. &mdash; ERcheck (talk) 01:41, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Huh? helpme
OK, so why was this username blocked? I chose it out of frustration after trying about a bajillion other options. Like most popular internet sites almost every plausible combinations of letters already seems to be taken.

I'm certainly not going to go through the bullshit of trying to find another one until I know it won't also be blocked within hours.

And the helpful hint of "if you would like to discuss the block, you may ... email the administrator who blocked you." is something out of Dilbert. You CAN'T email the adminstrator if your account has been blocked because email requires an active logged account.
 * There are quite a few taken account names, unfortunately, but names like this are frequently blocked, especially because there have been problems lately with people who create a few dozen of them each day. You may wish to see WP:USERNAME and WP:BLOCK. If you'd like to try changing usernames, you can add while specifying a target name --   for example (visit WP:CHU for some more information on that, and bear in mind that it may unfortunately be easier to just create a new account). Sorry I couldn't be more helpful. Luna Santin 02:14, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes well this seems like a great way to lose legitimate contributors.


 * It takes forever to find a username simply because they have all been taken. That;s regrettable but unavoidable.


 * Then I get a form email stating that the name has been blocked. No explanation of why, just a statement that it was blocked due to wrong doing on MY part. I chose a name that was deliberately inflammatory or impersonated someone else. Way to alienate your contributors Wiki.


 * The name is neither inflammatory, deliberately confusing or designed to impersonate legitimate user. The name may be "otherwise inappropriate", but how can tell? When I go to the "blocking policy" page to get more details on what constitutes "otherwise inappropriate" the only information is that a name will be blocked if it is "inflammatory, deliberately confusing, designed to impersonate legitimate users, or otherwise inappropriate". So the page I am directed to for more information actually contains less information than the original message. This is more Dilbert bullshit. For an encyclopedia to have a link to an explanation page with LESS relevant information is unforgivable.


 * Then of course I am invited to email the person who blocked me, except that once you have been blocked you can't email anyone. Who designed this system? It's a joke. The whole thing seems designed to insult and then frustrate anyone who tries to register.


 * Then when I put up a flag for help someone turns up and deletes the flag. And their sole contribution is to repeat exactly the same useless information that was in the original message. Luna Santin I'm sure you meant well but you didn't add anything. You did however ensure that I won't attract attention from someone who can actually assist me by deleting the flag.

I have no intention of wasting half an hour trying to find another user name when as far as anyone can tell me it will also be blocked within an hour. I want an explanation for why my current name has been blocked.

There have been problems with "names like these" explains nothing. Names like what? Names with vowels? Names containing standard English words? Names with an odd number of letters? And if "names like these" are blocked automatically why the hell isn't there a big warning stating clearly what "names like these" are and a warning not to use such names on the registration page? Hell, why allow them to be registered at all if they are just going to be blocked? Why wait until users waste time registering and contributing under a name and then blocking them?

The entire system seems to be designed to ensure that anyone who joins is so inconvenienced and insulted and forms such a low opinion of the clowns running Wikipedia that they never return.

It's a frickin' joke.


 * It's not that hard to come up with a normal name. There are thousands of Wikipedia who have done so. There are thousands of given names and surnames. Pick one. I am protecting this page from editing as there is no need for it and you keep using bogus helpme requests. You are free to create a normal username, instructions are clearly given. —Centrx→talk &bull; 02:42, 9 September 2006 (UTC)