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Beauchamps High School

Beauchamps High School (talk · contribs)

Account's edits to date are all constructive, but are all to Beauchamps School. Username would appear to be in breach of the username policy because it is effectively a company/group name solely editing about itself. I raised the issue of the username with the editor(s?) in September, but had no reply, and the account has edited again today. Thoughts? Bencherlite^Talk 14:03, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I don't see a problem, as long as they are constructive. There certainly wouldn't be a problem with a User:PhilliesFan from editing Philadelphia Phillies. That being said, a warning about WP:NPOV and WP:COI would be appropriate. Grsz^Review! 14:10, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, but here we've got the equivalent of User:Philadelphia Phillies giving the impression through its name of being the official voice of the school since the account uses the full name of the school to edit; it's not a name likeUser:Beauchamps High School fan or User:Beauchamps High School student. Bencherlite^Talk 14:18, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

The account is implying, and is obviously, being shared by more than one user. They should be notified of this. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 14:59, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. This sounds too much like a role account, and it should be renamed. Shereth 15:00, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Just so that I'm clear on my position. Yes, this smacks of a role account, and I feel, like Shereth, that it should definitely be renamed. Wisdom89 _{(T / ^C)} 18:37, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

I would require renaming as well. Even if it is not actually being shared, it gives the impression of being an "official" or role account, which is not permitted. --MCB (talk) 04:47, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Require rename as role account. Daniel Case (talk) 03:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Yes. Not to be redundant, but WP:NOSHARE and Meta:Role account are pretty clear about this. If they continue to edit without joining the discussion I think they should probably be temporarily blocked until they choose a new name. -kotra (talk) 04:09, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

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