User talk:Gina Otl

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Hello, SIDE OTL, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

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Your username is invalid[edit]

Resolved

I'm afraid your username suggests you're representing an organization, the more it coincides with the article you expanded (School of Isolated and Distance Education‎). Such usernames are explicitly forbidden by Wikipedia:Username policy – please see relevant sections at these shortcut links:

WP:ISU
WP:SHAREDACCOUNT

as well as this section in Wikipedia:Sock puppetry:

WP:ROLE

I strongly recommend you to see Guidance for new users on usernames and then to request renaming your account, as described at WP:UNC. Otherwise you may get blocked from editing. --CiaPan (talk) 07:13, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

July 2019[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. Additionally, If you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

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Thank you. Orange Mike | Talk 18:42, 10 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Gina Otl (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Gina Otl (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

individual working at the school

Accept reason:

Renamed. However, please read and heed WP:COI and WP:PAID before editing further. Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:16, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]

globally renamed SIDE OTL to Gina Otl[edit]

globally renamed SIDE OTL to Gina Otl Dlohcierekim (talk) 02:14, 11 July 2019 (UTC)[reply]