User talk:MuseumOfMan

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July 2012
Hello, MuseumOfMan. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article San Diego Museum of Man, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. WingtipvorteX  PTT   ∅  23:51, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw your changes to San Diego Museum of Man, and I noticed that the username you have chosen, "MuseumOfMan", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website. Please note that Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or appear to be shared by multiple people. Please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you.}} WingtipvorteX   PTT   ∅  23:51, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, MuseumOfMan, 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).''' 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.
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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. Daniel Case (talk) 16:13, 5 August 2012 (UTC)