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Be Bold!! edit
You can find me at my user page or talk page for any questions. Happy editing, and we'll see ya 'round. 
Joe I 04:37, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Thank you very much for the great welcome. LaShawn Barber 04:38, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
Please pick another name edit
We don't allow the usage of celebrities' names as User names. User:Zoe|(talk) 04:47, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- Ahem, this is my real life name. Just because a celebrity has the same name doesn't mean they can copyright it. LaShawn Barber 04:51, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- Policy on usernames doesn't list celebrity names as being forbidden. Please excuse me if I'm incorrect as per my reading of Wikipedia:Username#Inappropriate_usernames. What if a celebrity all of a sudden surfaced with the name Zoe, or any other regular user for that matter? I've unblocked this user. -- Longhair 04:55, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
OK, I'm going to assume good faith. Sorry I blocked you, and welcome to Wikipedia. User:Zoe|(talk) 05:00, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've reblocked. The real-life La Shawn Barber (note spelling) has some kind of quarrel with Wikipedia, going so far as to block the external link to her blog from our Wikipedia article about her. Thus the use of this particular celebrity name is particularly sensitive. It's a fairly distinctive name and the user's claim of this being a real life name is really rather unlikely. -- Curps 08:26, 24 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've unblocked, and will keep an eye on the user's contribs. I disagree that it's so uncommon. But, La Shawn, it would definitely save you hassle to choose another name. FreplySpang (talk) 03:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- How would I go about it? Maybe I'll add some numbers at the end. This way it will still be my name, but it'll look like a chat room name rather than some celebrity's name. LaShawn Barber 03:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Well, unfortunately, any time you have "LaShawn Barber" in it, some people will probably think you're trying to impersonate the famous blogger. The easiest thing would be to use a name like "LSB" or "LaShawn" or even something like "Scribe of the Vashta" that's totally unrelated to your actual name. If you do pick a new name, just log out, and then create an account the same way you created this one. By the way, I looked up your name: According to the Social Security Administration, "LaShawn" was in the top 1000 female baby names in the US from 1966 to 1982, peaking at #431 in 1971. There are lots of LaShawns out there! :) FreplySpang (talk) 03:35, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- That's an awesome fact. It's great to know that my parents chose a popular name for their baby. I think I'd like "LSB", but I'd hate to lose the edits I have made so far. Is there a way to just change the name I currently have without losing the edits I've made? LaShawn Barber 03:40, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yes! You can request it at Wikipedia:Changing username. FreplySpang (talk) 03:45, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've made the request at [1]. Thank you very much for everything. You have been very helpful. LaShawn Barber 03:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- You're welcome! FreplySpang (talk) 03:59, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've made the request at [1]. Thank you very much for everything. You have been very helpful. LaShawn Barber 03:57, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Yes! You can request it at Wikipedia:Changing username. FreplySpang (talk) 03:45, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- That's an awesome fact. It's great to know that my parents chose a popular name for their baby. I think I'd like "LSB", but I'd hate to lose the edits I have made so far. Is there a way to just change the name I currently have without losing the edits I've made? LaShawn Barber 03:40, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- Well, unfortunately, any time you have "LaShawn Barber" in it, some people will probably think you're trying to impersonate the famous blogger. The easiest thing would be to use a name like "LSB" or "LaShawn" or even something like "Scribe of the Vashta" that's totally unrelated to your actual name. If you do pick a new name, just log out, and then create an account the same way you created this one. By the way, I looked up your name: According to the Social Security Administration, "LaShawn" was in the top 1000 female baby names in the US from 1966 to 1982, peaking at #431 in 1971. There are lots of LaShawns out there! :) FreplySpang (talk) 03:35, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- How would I go about it? Maybe I'll add some numbers at the end. This way it will still be my name, but it'll look like a chat room name rather than some celebrity's name. LaShawn Barber 03:27, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
- I've unblocked, and will keep an eye on the user's contribs. I disagree that it's so uncommon. But, La Shawn, it would definitely save you hassle to choose another name. FreplySpang (talk) 03:23, 25 January 2006 (UTC)
Music interests edit
This is a list of my all time favorite songs in alpha order. Please note that it will change as new songs may replace older songs.
No. 1-500 edit
- All Apologies by Nirvana
- Angels by Robbie Williams
- As I Lay Me Down by Sophie B. Hawkins
- Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
- Beautiful Day by U2
- Big Me by Foo Fighters
- Bitch by Meredith Brooks
- Can't Get You Out Of My Head by Kylie Minogue
- Champagne Supernova by Oasis
- Clocks by Coldplay
- Come As You Are by Nirvana
- Come on Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners
- Come to My Window by Melissa Etheridge
- Cool by Gwen Stefani
- Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover by Sophie B. Hawkins
- 867-5309/Jenny by Tommy Tutone
- Everybody Hurts by R.E.M.
- Fallin' by Alicia Keys
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) by Green Day
- Hey Ya! by OutKast
- Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani
- I'll Be There for You (Theme from "Friends") by The Rembrandts
- I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
- In My Place by Coldplay
- Is There Something I Should Know? by Duran Duran
- Learn to Fly by Foo Fighters
- Like a Prayer by Madonna
- Like a Virgin by Madonna
- Macarena by Los del Río
- Millennium by Robbie Williams
- Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies
- My Heart Will Go On by Céline Dion
- 1985 by Bowling for Soup
- 1999 by Prince
- 1979 by The Smashing Pumpkins
- 99 Red Balloons by Nena
- Notorious by Duran Duran
- Pieces of Me by Ashlee Simpson
- Relax by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
- Rich Girl by Gwen Stefani
- 6 Underground by Sneaker Pimps
- Smells Like Teen Spirit by Nirvana
- Speed of Sound by Coldplay
- Spiderwebs by No Doubt
- Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of by U2
- Tainted Love by Soft Cell
- Take On Me by a-ha
- The Reflex by Duran Duran
- The Scientist by Coldplay
- Tom's Diner by Suzanne Vega
- Trouble by Coldplay
- Uninvited by Alanis Morissette
- Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
- Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day
- What You Waiting For? by Gwen Stefani
- Wonderwall by Oasis
- Yellow by Coldplay
- You Get What You Give by New Radicals