Tokunin1

November 2018

There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In that reason, you must:

• Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Longhair\^talk 09:03, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Tokunin1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am an English teacher at the University of Shiga Prefecture. My students are currently engaged in a project-based learning class, the first part of which was translating the Japanese version of our school's page into English. The process of updating the page with citations is extremely tedious and that is currently what I am doing. I made this username to get my students familiar with the process of using Wikipedia to log their edits and to create a sense of identity with the project. They feel prouder of their progress if they can attach the USP name to their work instead of logging in anonymously. If necessary, I can submit my university credentials to prove that I am who I say I am. This project is not yet finished, as my students will next undertake independent research and write new sections to the English version of our school's page. I can assure that this username and our school's page IS NOT being used for advertisement and promotion. We are undertaking a strictly educational project. USPEnglish1 (talk) 09:09, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

Decline reason:

What you seem to be saying is that all of your students are using this account; shared accounts are not permitted. Each user needs their own account. While the edits are not "promotional" per se they are being seen as a conflict of interest. Have you reviewed the pages on the Wikipedia Education Program? You may find that helpful. In any event, the shared use is enough reason for the block; you will need to confirm that a single individual is using this account and a username that better reflects that is a good idea too. 331dot (talk) 09:57, 9 November 2018 (UTC)

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This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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Requested username:

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Request reason:

I have re-read the conversation on this talk page. I have instructed my students to not log-in to this username and to email me all of their proposed contributions. I will be the only person logging into this username from now on. In addition, I have submitted a proposed new username. If there is anything else I can do to further my case to remove my block, please let me know.

Decline reason:

Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficiently convincing for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. Yamla (talk) 17:03, 14 December 2018 (UTC)

• I have renamed your account from USPEnglish1 to Tokunin1, and someone else will review your request. 331dot (talk) 11:55, 30 November 2018 (UTC)

• Requesting a review for my block to be unblocked.

Your request is open, and will be reviewed by an uninvolved administrator. Please be patient, as we are all volunteers. 331dot (talk) 11:34, 6 December 2018 (UTC)

I would like to know what else I can do to further my request. I have already changed my username to have instructed my students to not log on to this username. I would like to continue this educational task, but if it is not possible to do so under these conditions, would it be acceptable to create a course via the Education Program and continuing in that manner?