User talk:Dawn Gibbons

Welcome...

Hello, Dawn Gibbons, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like this place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * Introduction
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place  on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Edison (talk) 17:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC) Edison (talk) 17:27, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

User name
Please read Username policy. You have selected the name of a living person, a public figure, as your username, and have started editing the bio article about that person, Dawn Gibbons. That Wikipedia policy says "Do not register a username that includes the name of an identifiable living person unless it is your real name." I am blocking you from editing Wikipedia until and unless you can show that you are that person. The policy says "you will need to prove you are who you say you are. You can do this by sending an e-mail to [mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org info-en@wikimedia.org]; be aware that the volunteer response team that handles e-mail is indeed operated entirely by volunteers, and an immediate reply may not be possible." I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause, and it is done merely as a precaution. Edison (talk) 17:33, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Dawn Gibbons, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) or to establish that you are the person with that name.''' You may also send the requested information described above if you wish to substantiate that you are the person in question. 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. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
 * Adding on your user talk page. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "E-mail this user" on their talk page.
 * At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
 * 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. The account is created upon acceptance, thus do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change. For more information, please see Changing username.

If you feel 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. Edison (talk) 17:37, 21 October 2011 (UTC)