User talk:FlowerGardenBanks

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Username concerns
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because: it implies that you represent the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and, indirectly, the US Government. If, after reviewing that policy, you believe your username does not violate policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you can file for a change of username, or you can simply create a new account and start using that one instead. —C.Fred (talk) 16:40, 7 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Additionally, please note that the Wikipedia should not be a copy of the FGBNMS website. Even though, as a Federal publication, there are no copyright issues with copying the text, encyclopedia articles should still be written from a neutral point-of-view. For instance, it can't be referred to as "our...sanctuary," because it does not belong to readers in Germany, the UK, etc. —C.Fred (talk) 16:42, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

I am an employee of the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary and have been assigned updating the FGB information on WikiPedia.


 * Are you the only employee who uses this account?
 * Additionally, please bear in mind that when you upload text to Wikipedia, you consent for its re-use, including commercial re-use. —C.Fred (talk) 16:57, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

This account, , has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because your username does not meet our username policy. This block is only regarding your username&mdash;it is not a judgment of either you personally or your contributions.

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

Please choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines. However, do not create a new account if you wish to credit your existing contributions to a new name through a username change. To request a username change:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Cirt (talk) 07:25, 18 October 2009 (UTC)