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This page is intended for reports of usernames that are blatant and serious violations of the username policy requiring an immediate block. Reports will be assessed in accordance with the username policy, the UAA instructions, and the following bullet points. Please ensure you are familiar with the assessment criteria before making a report.

Except in the instance of an egregious name violation, please do not report accounts with no edits or those who have not edited in the preceding 2 weeks.
Real names are permitted, except when the editor implies they are someone other than themselves, such as impersonating a notable living person.
Promotional names require evidence to be blocked. Do not report a username merely because it "appears" promotional.
For libellous usernames or usernames that contain another editor's nonpublic personal information, please contact an oversighter and do not report it here.
Discuss less-serious violations with the user on their talk page so that they can rename or abandon their account in good faith. Templates such as {{Uw-username}} or {{Uw-coi-username}} may be used. If, after discussion with a user, the problem still seems unresolved, a username request for comment may be in order.
Do not leave a username warning on a user's talk page and also immediately report them here. Do one or the other, and not both simultaneously.
Patrollers are asked to remove reports that have been declined, are bot-reported false positives or are otherwise non-blatant or stale reports.

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Note: Patrollers may wish to monitor usernames flagged by filters 54, 148 and 149; private filters 102, 354, 499, 579; and this recent changes filter tag.

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Note: Administrators should also kindly consider usernames listed at Filter 149, Filter 188, Filter 354, WP:UAA/HP and CAT:UAA.

Bot-reported

Stupidplanckunits (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "stupid" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 17:20, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

EndAnimalAbuse (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "abuse" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:40, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Username54433 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "user ?name|policy|blacklist" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 18:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note on file policy or username self-reference is often associated with abuse -- DQB (owner / report) 18:50, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Bicharpoti (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal)
This username matched "bich" on the blacklist. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:10, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note on file Bich can be a Vietnamese name or an Anglo-Saxon surname - make sure this is not the case before blocking. -- DQB (owner / report) 20:10, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

User-reported

Venegasluis8 (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of username policy as a promotional username. Spammed VENEGAS HERRERA LLC three times already.. — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 03:23, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Cardiffmsoc (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of username policy as a promotional username. AfC submission was blatant advertising. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 01:03, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Empowermentmagazine (talk · contribs · deleted · filter log · SUL · Google) • (block · soft · promo · cause · bot · hard · spam · vandal) – Violation of userna

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-*{{user-uaa|1=Venegasluis8}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. User has already spammed [[VENEGAS HERRERA LLC]] three times.. &nbsp; — '''<span style="background:Yellow;font-family:Helvetica Bold;color:Blue;">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G. ツ]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|<small>(talk)</small>]]</span>''' 03:22, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
+*{{user-uaa|1=Venegasluis8}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. Spammed [[VENEGAS HERRERA LLC]] three times already.. &nbsp; — '''<span style="background:Yellow;font-family:Helvetica Bold;color:Blue;">[[User:Jeff G.|Jeff G. ツ]] [[User:Jeff G./talk|<small>(talk)</small>]]</span>''' 03:23, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
 *{{user-uaa|1=Cardiffmsoc}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. AfC submission was blatant advertising. [[User:The Blade of the Northern Lights|The Blade of the Northern Lights]]  ([[User talk:The Blade of the Northern Lights|<font face="MS Mincho" color="black">話して下さい</font>]]) 01:03, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
+*{{user-uaa|1=Empowermentmagazine}} &ndash; Violation of userna
-*{{user-uaa|1=Empowermentmagazine}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. →<span style="font-family:Euclid Fraktur">[[User:Σ|<font color="#BA0000">Σ</font>]][[User talk:Σ|<font color="#036">τ</font>]][[Special:Contributions/Σ|<font color="#036">c</font>]].</span> 00:00, 29 September 2011 (UTC) <!-- Marked -->
-:*'''Note''': User is in the category: [[:Category:Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over|Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over]]. [[User:HBC AIV helperbot7|HBC AIV helperbot7]] ([[User talk:HBC AIV helperbot7|talk]]) 00:11, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=OccupyToronto}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. [[User:Calabe1992|Calabe1992]] ([[User talk:Calabe1992|talk]]) 21:22, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Dhy preeminent}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. [[WP:YAMB]]?  See userpage. [[User:Tckma|Tckma]] ([[User talk:Tckma|talk]]) 20:50, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-:{{UAA|b}} This is a stage name, clearly representing an individual.
-:We seem to have a rash of these accounts being created. See [[User:Deanseay-T]] and [[User:Blackliquid]] below. All share the disturbing similarity of having a userpage with a brief description of the performer. This makes me wonder if these accounts have been created by the same person, possibly a PR firm? I remember once seeing a tool to determine who created which accounts but I can't remember where it is. ~[[User:Amatulic|Amatulić]] <small>([[User talk:Amatulic#top|talk]])</small> 00:12, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Trollolololololololololol}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a disruptive username.  See [[Troll (internet)]]. [[User:Tckma|Tckma]] ([[User talk:Tckma|talk]]) 20:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Mnrsah}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. Abbreviation of promotional page that was created.. [[User:Calabe1992|Calabe1992]] ([[User talk:Calabe1992|talk]]) 19:33, 28 September 2011 (UTC) <!-- Marked -->
-:*'''Note''': User is in the category: [[:Category:Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over|Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over]]. [[User:HBC AIV helperbot7|HBC AIV helperbot7]] ([[User talk:HBC AIV helperbot7|talk]]) 19:33, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Webmaster senate}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a misleading username. Editing [[Maine Senate]], but edits appear to be in good faith. [[User:Tckma|Tckma]] ([[User talk:Tckma|talk]]) 17:30, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Deanseay-T}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. [[WP:YAMB]]?  See userpage. [[User:Tckma|Tckma]] ([[User talk:Tckma|talk]]) 17:28, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-:{{UAA|b}} This is a stage name, clearly representing an individual, not an organization or group. ~[[User:Amatulic|Amatulić]] <small>([[User talk:Amatulic#top|talk]])</small> 23:22, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=CEA-ICeJHED}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. Appears to be a CORPNAME for https://www.facebook.com/promoteICeJHEDonline?sk=info. [[User:Ukexpat|ukexpat]] ([[User talk:Ukexpat|talk]]) 16:03, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=Blackliquid}} Conflict of interest; see edit. [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] ([[User talk:Daniel Case|talk]]) 03:09, 28 September 2011 (UTC) <!-- Marked -->
-:*'''Note''': User is in the category: [[:Category:Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over|Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over]]. [[User:HBC AIV helperbot7|HBC AIV helperbot7]] ([[User talk:HBC AIV helperbot7|talk]]
-:{{UAA|b}} This is a stage name, clearly representing one individual rather than an organization. Maybe impersonating? Possibly, but it looks to me more like a case of self-promotion. ~[[User:Amatulic|Amatulić]] <small>([[User talk:Amatulic#top|talk]])</small> 23:21, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=RVSintern}} &ndash; Violation of username policy as a promotional username. Promoting at least one client of [http://www.rvsentertainment.tv/ RVS Entertainment].. '''[[User:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Ol<font style="color:#FBB117;">Yeller</font></font>]]'''<sup>[[User_talk:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Talktome</font>]]</sup> 16:45, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:{{UAA|coi}} Perhaps we should clarify this point at the Village Pump. There's some disagreement among admins whether to block COI names that clearly belong to one person rather than a role. This isn't any different from someone calling himself "Led Zeppelin fan" and editing articles about Led Zeppelin. In the end, in these cases, blocking should be based on the bigger problem, in this case possibly using Wikipedia for promotional purposes. ~[[User:Amatulic|Amatulić]] <small>([[User talk:Amatulic#top|talk]])</small> 19:29, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-::That does seem like it's up for interpretation, right?  It seems obvious that someone who's a fan is more prone to POV pushing than actual COI editing.  Sort of a grey area I guess.  I'm not sure if you got a chance to check their history but they were creating an article that was deleted under G11.  Their intent was to come to WP and create a promotional article for a client of RVS Entertainment.  I probably should have clarified that in the notice. '''[[User:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Ol<font style="color:#FBB117;">Yeller</font></font>]]'''<sup>[[User_talk:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Talktome</font>]]</sup> 22:55, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::My 2 cents: This person is an intern, presumably working for the company responsible for promoting said client (RVS).  I worked for a company a few years ago that gave out an assignment to one of my co-workers to write/edit the Wikipedia article for the company (no, I'm not naming the company, as I don't care to associate any of my online personas with my specific employers) -- at the time I did not know this was against the rules and had I been given the assignment I might have done so.  It could be that they are merely following orders without knowing better.  For the above example to be valid, you'd have to change "fan" to "intern" or "employee" -- not that I think there are any Led Zeppelin interns, but I think it's different to have a fan of X editing articles about X rather than an employee of Company Y editing articles about Customer of Company Y.  [[User:Tckma|Tckma]] ([[User talk:Tckma|talk]]) 16:38, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-::I don't think this is a grey/gray area at all - to my mind it's a clear violation, and the user is clearly spamming for the company's clients. It is ''very'' different from the "Led Zeppelin fan" example.&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:Ukexpat|ukexpat]] ([[User talk:Ukexpat|talk]]) 17:13, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::The ''behavior'' is certainly blockable. The username is the gray area, as I explained in my rationale. Don't confuse blockable behavior with the username policy. There may be a relationship between a username and the editor's behavior, but the username alone isn't the bigger problem. As I also said, this is the sort of thing that should really be clarified at the village pump. ~[[User:Amatulic|Amatulić]] <small>([[User talk:Amatulic#top|talk]])</small> 23:19, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
-::::I made it perfectly obvious that I am not confusing the name with the behaviour. To repeat, the name is a clear violation, as "RVS Employee" would be - [[WP:CORPNAME]].&nbsp;–&nbsp;[[User:Ukexpat|ukexpat]] ([[User talk:Ukexpat|talk]]) 02:06, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::::It certainly seems like a clear violation to me.  An intern is a paid employee of a company.  I agree with Ukexpat that it might as well be "RVSEmployee".  In the end, I don't care a whole lot but a block seems warranted.  They haven't edited since the article's deletion and issued warning so perhaps they've moved on. '''[[User:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Ol<font style="color:#FBB117;">Yeller</font></font>]]'''<sup>[[User_talk:OlYeller21|<font style="color:#827839;">Talktome</font>]]</sup> 02:28, 29 September 2011 (UTC)
-*{{user-uaa|1=FloydJoyMayweatherSR}} Violation of [[WP:REALNAME]]. The real [[Floyd Mayweather, Sr.]] uses the nickname "Joy" per the article. [[User:Niteshift36|Niteshift36]] ([[User talk:Niteshift36|talk]]) 23:37, 26 September 2011 (UTC) <!-- Marked -->
-:*'''Note''': User is in the category: [[:Category:Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over|Wikipedian usernames editors have expressed concern over]]. [[User:HBC AIV helperbot7|HBC AIV helperbot7]] ([[User talk:HBC AIV helperbot7|talk]]) 23:40, 26 September 2011 (UTC)
-*:{{UAA|q}} How is this a vio? -- [[User:DeltaQuad|<font color="green">DQ]][[User_Talk:DeltaQuad|<font color="red"> (t) ]] <font color="blue">[[Special:EmailUser/DeltaQuad| (e)]]</font></font></font> 05:10, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-*:: Not a violation, but I would phrase <s>my</s>the request as: "[[WP:REALNAME|Impersonating]] [[Floyd Mayweather, Sr.|Floyd "Joy" Mayweather, Sr.]]" [[User:Avenue X at Cicero|Avenue X at Cicero]] ([[User talk:Avenue X at Cicero|talk]]) 15:27, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::{{UAA|q}} And how do we know that this is not Mr. Mayweather himself? [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] ([[User talk:Daniel Case|talk]]) 15:52, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::: If it is Mr. Mayweather, we should request him to not take offense (as we're trying to prevent somebody from impersonating him) and send an e-mail to [mailto:info-en@wikimedia.org info-en@wikimedia.org] as we are welcome to use our real name, but in some cases, we need to prove we are who we say we are. Although the account should remain blocked till confirmed. [[User:Avenue X at Cicero|Avenue X at Cicero]] ([[User talk:Avenue X at Cicero|talk]]) 16:09, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::: Basically, we should block the account and post [[Template:Uw-ublock-famous]] on the talk page. [[User:Avenue X at Cicero|Avenue X at Cicero]] ([[User talk:Avenue X at Cicero|talk]]) 16:17, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-:::::Ok, so it could be phrased different. If he were the real Mayweather (and I don't believe that for a second based on the edit history), then we should warn him about editing articles regarding the opponents of fighters he trained. [[User:Niteshift36|Niteshift36]] ([[User talk:Niteshift36|talk]]) 16:48, 27 September 2011 (UTC)
-::::::I don't think it's him either, but AGF means we actually take the time to ask. So I have. Per that, wait a day. [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] ([[User talk:Daniel Case|talk]]) 03:01, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

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