User talk:Autozam AZ-1

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Happy editing! EDM fan 2 (talk) 06:18, 25 February 2022 (UTC)

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Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created User:Autozam AZ-1/sandbox, and I noticed that your username, "Autozam AZ-1", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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I believe that my username does not violate the username guidelines for the following reasons:
 * The company name (Autozam) included in the username is defunct, as the brand was disestablished 24 years ago.
 * There is an existing user called Autozam, and this account has existed for 13 years, which establishes a precedent of using this name in usernames.
 * The full name (Autozam AZ-1) refers to a car which has been out of production for 29 years (8 years before Wikipedia was founded) - in my opinion it is not plausible for a person to mistake this account for an official account associated with the car.

For the reasons above, I believe it does not reasonably qualify as misleading. Additionally:
 * I believe it represents me as an individual because I'm an owner of one of these cars, and that car is my primary hobby.

Please consider the reasons I have stated.--Autozam AZ-1 (talk) 09:53, 25 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Admittedly I did not check how long ago the company became defunct. I'd say that your username is valid. EDM fan 2 (talk) 15:18, 25 February 2022 (UTC)