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This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username either matches, closely matches, or implies that this account belongs to – a well-known living person.

If you are the actual person represented by this username, please note that the practice of blocking accounts with such usernames is to protect you from being impersonated, not to discourage you from editing Wikipedia. You are welcome to continue editing Wikipedia using your account's current username, but we highly recommend that you have it changed to a different one first (see information below).

If you decide that you want to use this username to edit Wikipedia and do not wish to have it changed (not recommended), please send an email to info-en@wikimedia.org and include both your full real name and your Wikipedia account's current username in the body of the message. You will receive instructions from our volunteer response team about our verification process shortly afterwards. Please do not include or send any kind of documentation without being requested to do so first.

If you are not the actual person represented by this username, you will need to choose a new username before you can resume editing Wikipedia (see information below).

Please note your account's username should not be promotional or related to a "real-world" group or organization. It also cannot be misleading, violent, offensive, explicit, or disruptive. Usernames also cannot end with the word "bot" unless the account is an approved Wikipedia bot.

Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change to this account.

  • To create a new account with a different username, simply log out of this account and then make a new one.
  • If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Important items to note:

  • The new username that you choose must comply with Wikipedia's username policy.
  • The new username you choose cannot already be taken and used by another account. You can search here to see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns, "There is no global account for [username]", that means it is available.

Appeals: If your username is not in violation of Wikipedia's username policy, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Thank you.