User talk:Scientist Alpaca

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Hello, Scientist Alpaca, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Andrew Yang, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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December 2020
Hello, I'm Ashleyyoursmile. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person   on Andrew Yang, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Ashley yoursmile!  15:05, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Andrew Yang, and I noticed that your username, "AndrewYangForNYCMayor", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

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December 2020
 Your account has been blocked indefinitely because the chosen username is a clear violation of our username policy – it is obviously profane, threatens, attacks or impersonates another person, or suggests that you do not intend to contribute positively to the encyclopedia (see our blocking and username policies for more information). We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, but users are not allowed to edit with inappropriate usernames and we do not tolerate 'bad faith' editing such as trolling or other disruptive behavior. If you think there are good reasons why these don't describe your account, or why you should be unblocked, you are welcome to appeal this block – read our guide to appealing blocks to understand more about unblock requests, and then add the text at the end of your user talk page. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  23:20, 27 December 2020 (UTC)

What contributions do you wish to make? Are you associated with Mr. Yang's campaign? 331dot (talk) 08:43, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

globally renamed AndrewYangForNYCMayor to Scientist Alpaca
globally renamed AndrewYangForNYCMayor to Scientist Alpaca. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 10:37, 20 April 2021 (UTC)

Unblock discussion
This was a user name block, but I think user should not edit directly about Andrew Yang or the New York City mayoral campaign. thoughts? -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 10:44, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm wondering if they are associated with the campaign or just an enthusiastic supporter, but either way they probably should be subject to such a guideline, at least for now. 331dot (talk) 10:53, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I concur. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  13:34, 20 April 2021 (UTC)
 * We could make it a specific 3 month restriction, which would take it to about a month after the election? Would that be acceptable (both Scientist and all)? Nosebagbear (talk) 15:08, 26 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm okay with that. 331dot (talk) 16:47, 26 April 2021 (UTC)