User talk:Protectobot

Hello wikipedia administrators, editors, and wikifans in general! I joined the community to contribute my own knowledge about the world of Transformers (primarily the G1 or Generation 1 cartoon). I have made this new account because for some reason, I couldn't get my old account password to work, even though I didn't let the account activation expire in my email link. I think I'm starting to understand a bit better the rules of using this site, but I'm still very confused. I'll keep speculation out of my offered contributions and provide facts and verification to the best of my ability and awareness as possible, as I hope other users are doing. Thank you to anyone reading this. Protectobot (talk) 02:20, 27 August 2009 (UTC)

Username
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope that I don't seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: Placing "bot" at the end of a username is traditionally how we identify robotic editors, and the term could cause confusion when dealing with others. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your views, for instance, your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

There are several options available to you:
 * We can talk about it, here.
 * You can abandon the contributions made under this name and create a new account that meets our username policy and addresses the concern(s) noted above.
 * Or, if you want to keep your contributions history under a new name, then you should visit Changing username and follow the instructions there.

If we can't resolve this on our own, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process. lifebaka++ 03:23, 27 August 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:
 * Add on your user talk page. You should be able to edit this talk page even though you are blocked. 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 list of names that have already been taken. For more information, please see Changing username.

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) 01:42, 25 September 2009 (UTC)