Alikuosullivan
Welcome! edit
Welcome to Wikipedia, Alikuosullivan! I am Smallman12q and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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Smallman12q (talk) 02:10, 31 January 2009 (UTC)
Posting username edit
Saw your question at User talk:Smallman12q. The answer is, yes, it will always show your user name. If you are concerned with privacy, you can have your user name changed; there is no requirement that your user name contain identifying information about your real identity. So I would suggest you visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the instructions there, if you are concerned about revealing your real name. Best, Politizer talk/contribs 18:12, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
- Alternatively, you can create another account with a different name.Smallman12q (talk) 21:08, 3 February 2009 (UTC)
- Actually, yeah, Smallman's advice is better.... I didn't notice before, but since you don't have many edits yet it would be easier just to create a new account and ask to have this one blocked. Changing Username is generally for people who have a lot of edits and want to keep their contributions history when they move to the new name. Politizer talk/contribs 00:25, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
- Ye, I found it odd Politizer suggested a name change when you barely had any edits. The easiest thing to do is to request this account be closed, and create a new account. Or simply create a new account and don't use this one again.Smallman12q (talk) 19:34, 5 February 2009 (UTC)
- Actually, yeah, Smallman's advice is better.... I didn't notice before, but since you don't have many edits yet it would be easier just to create a new account and ask to have this one blocked. Changing Username is generally for people who have a lot of edits and want to keep their contributions history when they move to the new name. Politizer talk/contribs 00:25, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
- Alternatively, you can create another account with a different name.Smallman12q (talk) 21:08, 3 February 2009 (UTC)