User talk:OneIGHistorian

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September 2016

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "AFIGHistorian", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it seems to be that of a position and suggests shared usage. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Usernames cannot be that of a position, as usernames go with the person using them. 331dot (talk) 11:40, 15 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, it's come to the attention of the Usernames for Administrator Attention Noticeboard (UAA) that your username may be a violation of Wikipedia's username policy (linked above). The reason for this is that AFIGHistorian appears to stand for Air Force Inspector General Historian which appears to be a real position in the USAF. It's not really under UAA jurisdiction as it isn't absolutely clear what AFIG stands for, but, given the topic area which you are exclusively editing in, it is best to discuss. It would be appreciated if you could either a) explain/clarify why your username does not violate Wikipedia's username policy or b) follow the instructions above to have your username changed to something else. Thanks, Mr rnddude (talk) 05:35, 18 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Relax

To my knowledge, there is no such position as an IG historian anywhere in the U.S. military. I am simply one person who's had IG experience and enjoy studying the history of the U.S. military inspectors general (some of which is not easily accessible by the general public) and sharing facts with the Wikipedia community. That is all.

Thanks for changing your name; I don't foresee any further issues. 331dot (talk) 20:04, 20 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

November 2016

Thank you for your contributions. It seems that you may have added public domain content to one or more Wikipedia articles, such as Anthony J. Rock. You are welcome to import appropriate public domain content to articles, but in order to meet the Wikipedia guideline on plagiarism, such content must be fully attributed. This requires not only acknowledging the source, but acknowledging that the source is copied. There are several methods to do this described at Wikipedia:Plagiarism#Public-domain sources, including the usage of an attribution template. Please make sure that any public domain content you have already imported is fully attributed. Thank you. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 00:11, 24 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]