User talk:OurBlackYear

February 2020

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.

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 Thank you. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 06:13, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

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Request reason:

OurBlackYear is NOT the name of an organization or group. I am Maggie Anderson. This Wikipedia page is about me. You categorized me as an "activist" because I took a stand to live off Black businesses for one year. This stand is known as OUR BLACK YEAR. Our Black Year and Maggie Anderson, the activist, are one and the same. My name is so common. So that's why I go by OUR BLACK YEAR. My TED Talk is called OUR BLACK YEAR. But it is not a group or organization. It's just me. My social media handle is OUR BLACK YEAR.

Decline reason:

Generally, usernames cannot promote a cause either. Even if we accept that your username identifies you alone- you would need to prove your identity to Wikipedia(I will provide instructions on how to do this below) and indicate that you have reviewed the autobiography policy. Your edits so far were promotional in nature as well(though this is only a username block). I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 14:29, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

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This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, OurBlackYear, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. 331dot (talk) 14:30, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

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Requested username:

new username (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Hello again. I am Maggie Anderson and I am willing to prove it. The only reason I made those edits to my page not to promote myself. I made them because the info included was erroneous. There was a link to my a LinkedIn page and a website. Both were outdated or did not exist. There were links to outdated press. ALL I DID WAS CORRECT what was already there. There was a website that is not mine. Used to be mine, but no longer is. And the LinkedIn page did not exist. Again, I was just trying to correct info ABOUT ME! I had never done this before so I needed to create an account to do all of this. You would not let me use Maggie Anderson as my username, so I went to the next best thing, which is OUR BLACK YEAR. I wanted it to be clear that those edits were being made by the actual Maggie Anderson. Please tell me what I need to do next. I do not care if you block me as a user. All I wanted to do was correct my page. If I can do tha another way, then fine. Thank you!

Decline reason:

We've shown you how to prove it. Please follow the instructions. And note, WP:COI applies. We aren't interested in having you write about yourself, though if unblocked, you will be free to write about subject areas for which you have no conflict of interest. Yamla (talk) 14:48, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

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Request reason:

Hello Yamla. You did not tell me how to prove my identity. All you did was give me an email address. I appreciate your help but I would hardly call that detailed instructions. I sent an email. Now, please tell me what else I can do. Or whether there is something specific I am supposed to include in the email. I did not include any attachments because I had no instructions.

Accept reason:

Identity has been confirmed to OTRS. Please note that promotional editing, or editing with a conflict of interest, may still result in sanctions in the future. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:38, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

Please see the instructions above, starting with "If you are the person represented by this username". If you have followed those instructions, you have to wait. There's nothing we can do until the volunteers at [email protected] respond. --Yamla (talk) 15:15, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

@Juliancolton: - are you ok with lifting the block? PhilKnight (talk) 16:21, 27 February 2020 (UTC)

PhilKnight, yes, I have no objections. Thanks for the notification. – Juliancolton | ^Talk 16:25, 27 February 2020 (UTC)