User talk:Designated Maelstrom

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Happy editing! Peaceray (talk) 13:46, 27 April 2023 (UTC) Peaceray (talk) 13:46, 27 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the suggestion! Designated Management (talk) 11:47, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Designated Management", 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 (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. Alternatively, you can just create a new account and use that for editing. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. - FlightTime (open channel) 15:43, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hi FlightTime,

My apologies if my username does not comply with policy. I'm not aware of any company/product, etc., which my username refers to, and I can confirm I certainly do not intend to represent any such a company. The username was chosen somewhat on a whim as I thought it'd be easy to remember.

Could you please clarify whether I must change my username regardless of my non-affiliation with an entity which exists, or whether you have (quite reasonably, given the name) supposed such a company may exist, and notified me that, if one does exist, I may not represent it either through my username nor my edits. Given the latter, I would assume my non-affiliation (or, moreso, its non-existence) would be sufficient for this not to be an issue. Please let me know either way, though.

Kind regards, Designated Management (talk) 16:09, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I thought I should add, I've given "Designated Management" a quick Google, and can find no entity with such a name. With that in mind, is it appropriate to assume there is no issue here? Designated Management (talk) 16:11, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please review WP:MISLEADNAME. You are not a Designated Manager or a member of Management. Thank you, - FlightTime (open channel) 16:13, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@FlightTime Thanks for clarifying. Your previous message had made reference to representing companies, rather than to WP:MISLEADNAME, but I fully accept my current username violates this policy. I'll make an application to have my name changed as soon as possible. My apologies for not fully assessing the username policy, no harm intended.

Regards, Designated Management (talk) 16:25, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. You can make a request at WP:CHU Good luck, - FlightTime (open channel) 16:27, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Just to confirm, I've made the request for my name to be changed to "Designated Maelstrom". Designated Management (talk) 16:41, 12 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]