User talk:Ray Redstone

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Happy editing! Vsmith (talk) 23:24, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

I've moved your recently added image to the gallery in Saguaro as the article already has abundant images. Vsmith (talk) 23:24, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account from editing. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

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Thank you. Alexf(talk) 23:57, 14 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, Ray Redstone is my name. I see other photographers using their name as well. Not sure why I would be blocked from editing for using my name as my user name. Ray 2600:8800:618E:B100:B46B:F8D:CF33:B3EB (talk) 14:35, 15 September 2023 (UTC)

}}. The issue here is that your name is also that of your website, and your website is a commercial website since you advertise your professional services there(even if you otherwise make images available). 331dot (talk) 20:05, 19 September 2023 (UTC)