Wikipedia:Requests for comment/User names

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Friendx (talk · contribs)

Name of a business. Editor's only edits that he didn't revert himself have been to add that business and ones like it to the article List of social networking websites. LastChanceToBe 09:15, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Disallow I'd like to AGF and believe this is just a case of "all the good (domain|username)s are taken", but edit history makes it plain. A company name being used to promote the company, a "Malaysian friendship exchange network". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Shenme (talk • contribs) 09:23, 16 March 2007 (UTC). Oh, my, now I know I need to go to bed :-( Shenme 09:34, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow Company name, promotional. ShadowHalo 09:28, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow. Blatant vio of the username policy. Leuko 09:32, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow - promotional. Also edit history shows promotional-only account - Alison^☺ 09:38, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow - for all the above. Refsworldlee^(chew-fat)(eds) 10:08, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow - as per all...--Cometstyles 10:40, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Allow. Without the google link I wouldn't have guessed this was a business name. I saw it as a variant of Mr. X. I see no problem with the username, but if the user continues to spam, they can be blocked for that. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:57, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow, the edit history shows the link between the username and the user/company behind the account. Cows fly kites ^{Main: Aecis}^/^Rule^/^{Contributions} 12:28, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Disallow per nom. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 13:43, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Allow there is no evidence that this person has named themselves after a company. Brine Pepaz 14:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Shelbyyoung (talk · contribs)

This User claims to be Shelby Young, but has edited the article on that person by adding material concerning Bridge to Terabithia (2007 film) that is contradicted by IMDb, the film's Web site, and Shelby Young's Web site. A number of editors have accepted her identity on the basis of a photograph, now deleted — but it doesn't sound like a photo that would have been hard to fake. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 13:43, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Comment The picture looked real enough to me. If not, the real Shelby Young is distributing unflattering webcam pictures of herself holding notebooks. How do users typically verify identity? Also, it doesn't seem like Shelby's website has any of her newer roles, so the contradiction with a 2007 movie isn't out of place. Leebo ^T/C 13:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
And the film's Website and IMDb? I couldn't find any source which confirmed his or her claim. --Mel Etitis (Talk) 14:02, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I don't know about the role. I haven't added it or removed it from the article, but my feeling would be that it was too minor a role to be added. I believe she did do some voice work on the basis of her identity, but it's akin to a stunt man performing a role for the main actor. She's not claiming to have been the main voice actor, just something of a stand in. Perhaps she should make that more clear. Leebo ^T/C 14:10, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This has been dealt with, I saw the picture, it said "I am Shelbyyoung on Wikipedia", it was her, other admins saw this. It was not photoshopped, it is her. Any admin can look at the deleted picture and compare it to her website, a photoshopping would leave tell tale signs. Anything she wants to add to the article needs to be attributed to a reliable source, as anything she knows first hand is original research. I suggest we close this as allow. ^High_InBC^{(Need help? Ask me)} 14:33, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Allow per HighinBC. Coemgenus 14:47, 16 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]