User talk:David Dickenson

September 2018
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "David Dickenson", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it implies you are a famous person that you are not (see WP:REALNAME). If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. If you are not the Canadian football coach Dave Dickenson, you should either change your username or state on your userpage that you are not him.  funplussmart (talk) 15:53, 15 September 2018 (UTC)

August 2020
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, David Dickenson, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

If you are the person represented by this username, please note that the practice of blocking such usernames is to protect you from being impersonated, not to discourage you from editing Wikipedia. You may choose to edit under a new username (see information below), but keep in mind that you are welcome to continue to edit under this username.

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A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.

You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you wish for your existing contributions to carry over under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
 * Adding below. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "Email this user" from their talk page.
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Appeals: If, after reading the guide to appealing blocks you believe you were blocked in error, then you may appeal this block by adding below this notice,. The SandDoctor Talk 18:40, 15 August 2020 (UTC)