User talk:CalumMcNab

Please stop. Calum McNab and Calum MacNab are two different people. --‖ Ebyabe talk - Union of Opposites  ‖ 00:18, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, CalumMcNab, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Diannaa (talk) 02:27, 16 April 2015 (UTC)


 * I confirm that this user has adequately identified themselves to OTRS as the actor Calum McNab per ticket # .--ukexpat (talk) 14:58, 22 April 2015 (UTC)

Unblocked
Mr McNab, I have unblocked this account. Welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you understand that the block was a necessary precaution against impersonation.

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Your own article
Wikipedia is not like a social-networking site where people maintain their own pages. For reasons explained at Autobiography and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, it is preferred that you do not edit your own article directly, but suggest corrections on the article talk page. If you put  above the suggestion (two "braces" - curly brackets - each side), that will draw the attention of other users.

There is advice at WP:Biographies of living persons/Help which you may find helpful. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:08, 22 April 2015 (UTC)