User talk:Ohaus

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regarding your change of user name
I added a few comments to your request for changing your user name. You can review the request here. Essentially you requested to change from your existing name to your existing name. The signature name that you are using is a violation of the user name and signature policies. User names are not to be promotional or representative of a business interest. To quote the signature policy relevant item, "In general anything that is not allowed in a user name should not be used in a signature either." If you could revise your signature and select a new user name by editing the existing request you filed then the change of user name should be able to be processed in a timely manner. Thank you. If you need any further assistance feel free to ask me on my talk page. delirious &amp; lost  ☯ ~hugs~ 15:38, 7 January 2010 (UTC)