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Happy editing! (talk) 10:42, 25 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

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February 2012

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  Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (IULawAlum) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to represent the Indiana University‎ Alumni association (alumni.indiana.edu) rather than yourself as an individual. 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, or you may simply create a new account to use for editing. Thank you. (talk) 10:44, 25 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your note. I respectfully disagree with your contention that my username "appears to represent the Indiana University‎ Alumni association (alumni.indiana.edu) rather than [me] as an individual." I am an alumnus of the School. The term "alum" is a common colloquial abbreviation for alumnus, which is singular, not plural. And as such, my username accurately conveys that I am ONE graduate of the school, and it does NOT imply that I represent any alumni association. Of course, if my username were "IULawAlumni" (which it isn't) or otherwise suggested a plurality or group (which it doesn't), then I would tend to agree that you have a valid concern. But since I clearly use the singular form (alum), no reasonable reader of my username would assume that I represent the Indiana University‎ Alumni association.
IULawAlum (talk) 11:28, 25 February 2012 (UTC)Reply
Were that we were all so erudite. But I see no problem with the name, given your editing history. Happy editing. Danger High voltage! 19:44, 3 March 2012 (UTC)Reply