User talk:Dakota Black

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome!  Comr Melody Idoghor  (talk)  21:36, 7 April 2022 (UTC)

April 2022
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website - I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's 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. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer 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 would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text   at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. ··· 日本穣 ·  投稿  · Talk to Nihonjoe ·  Join WP Japan ! 21:42, 7 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Dakota Black (talk) 09:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Nihonjoe. Thank you for your contribution and for clarifying the issue. I have changed the name which was previously listed. It was a fictional name that I came up with and was not associated to any real business but I completely understand the reason for the soft ban. I have changed the name and it is not linked to any existing company, group, person, product or organisation. Would you please be so kind as to let me know if the change is suitable? Thank you! ~ Dakota Black (talk) 05:28, 22 April 2022 (UTC)
 * For "pings" to have effect, Dakota, you'll need to put the username in the actual "reply to" template. So to ping me back, you'll have to put and sign the edit too. This might come in handy in the future. Sdrqaz (talk) 21:13, 29 April 2022 (UTC)

Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. This is a message to let you know that your username, "Dakota Industrial Group (Pty) Ltd", may not comply with Wikipedia's username policy. Please note that the following types of usernames are prohibited:
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 * Dakota Black (talk) 09:36, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi Comr Melody Idoghor. Thank you for your contribution and for clarifying the issue. I have changed the name which was previously listed. It was a fictional name that I came up with and was not associated to any real business but I completely understand the reason for the soft ban. I have changed the name and it is not linked to any existing company, group, person, product or organisation. Would you please be so kind as to let me know if the change is suitable? I appear to be soft blocked and unable to continue to contribute. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! Dakota Black (talk) 06:02, 23 April 2022 (UTC)