User talk:Papa Doug Manchester

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! I noted your revisions to the article Doug Manchester but I have reverted them, for several reasons.
 * First, you removed material which is validly sourced to reliable sources; that is not allowed without a good reason.
 * Second, your edits were all to the article Doug Manchester and they all had the effect of removing negative information and adding or even inflating positive information. (For example, reliable sources credit Mr. Manchester as "a driving force behind the development of the convention center", as the article originally said, but they do not call him "the father of the convention center" as you made it.)
 * Third, your username and your editing both suggest you have a conflict of interest. Please read Wikipedia's policy on this matter. For the most part, people are not supposed to edit articles about themselves or about subjects where they have a clear conflict of interest. If you are here only to promote Mr. Manchester, emphasizing positive information and removing negative information, that is in violation of our policies.
 * Finally, your username implies that you ARE in fact Mr. Manchester; please explain if you are, or what your relationship with him is. You may need to change your username, or else submit proof (privately via email) to the Wikimedia Foundation that you are Mr. Manchester. For privacy reasons we cannot let an unidentified editor use the name of someone who has an article here unless they demonstrate that they are that person. If you cannot submit such proof or choose not to identify yourself, then this username will be blocked from editing and you will have to choose a new username.

I will take another look at the revisions you made, and if they seem to be justified and have support from Reliable Sources, I will restore them. Meanwhile you can reply here; I will see it. --MelanieN (talk) 20:10, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Username blocked
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Papa Doug Manchester, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Don't be alarmed; you haven't done anything wrong. As I explained above, we can't let you use this username unless you provide proof to the Wikimedia Foundation that you actually are Doug Manchester. This is for privacy reasons and for the protection of Mr. Manchester. Your options are: to provide such proof by email, or to choose another username.

Although you are blocked from most editing under this username, you can still post here at your talk page. If you have any questions, put them here; I will see them. --MelanieN (talk) 15:18, 2 February 2016 (UTC)