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{{{icon|[[File:Ambox warning blue.svg|25px|alt=|link=]]|25px|alt=|link=]]}}} Welcome to Wikipedia. {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{1|}}}|I saw that you edited or created [[{{{1}}}]], and|}} I noticed that your username, "'''{{{{{|safesubst:}}}BASEPAGENAME}}'''", may not comply with our [[Wikipedia:Username policy|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 [[Wikipedia:Username policy#Sharing accounts|shared by multiple people]] and that you [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion|may not advocate for or promote]] any company, group, organization, product, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our [[WP:PAID|paid editing policy]] and our [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest guideline]]. '''If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a [[Wikipedia:Changing username|change of username]] by completing the form at [[Special:GlobalRenameRequest]]''', choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. {{<includeonly>safesubst:</includeonly>#if:{{{2|}}}|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}}<includeonly> <!-- THE FOLLOWING TWO CATEGORIES (down to ***) SHOULD BE REMOVED WHEN THE USER IS BLOCKED, OR IT IS DECIDED THE NAME DOES NOT APPEAR TO VIOLATE POLICY, OR THIS TEMPLATE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR A WHILE WITH NO ACTION. --> {{#ifexpr: ({{CURRENTTIMESTAMP}} - {{safesubst:CURRENTTIMESTAMP}}) < 5000000000 | {{{category|[[Category:User talk pages with conflict of interest notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]}}} |  }} {{#ifeq:{{BASEPAGENAME}}|{{{{{|safesubst:}}}BASEPAGENAME}}|{{{category2|[[Category:Wikipedia usernames with possible policy issues|{{PAGENAME}}]]}}}}} <!-- *** --></includeonly><noinclude>
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