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The UAA noticeboard is for reporting serious violations of the username policy that require immediate intervention by an administrator. To use this board correctly, please read the following instructions and ensure you’ve followed the steps to addressing inappropriate usernames .
Not a blatant violation of the username policy. For a username to be blatantly promotional, there must be a link between the username and the user's edits. Consider re-reporting if a connection becomes clear through the user's edits. *:{{UAA|np}} ~~~~ *:{{UAA|notpromo}} ~~~~ Not a blatant violation of the username policy.
Not a blatant violation of the username policy. For a username to be blatantly promotional, there must be a link between the username and the user's edits. Consider re-reporting if a connection becomes clear through the user's edits. *:{{UAA|np}} ~~~~ *:{{UAA|notpromo}} ~~~~ Not a blatant violation of the username policy.
General username policy violations should first be discussed with the user on their talk page. A helpful template to do just that is {{ subst : Uw-username }} . Note that a username request for comment can be filed if the user disagrees that their name is against the username policy , or has continued to edit after you have expressed your concern.
At the top of the "User-reported" section of WP:UAA, there is an HTML comment with a brief set of instructions for editors: REPORTING A USERNAME: Add * {{user-uaa|Example user}} How this username violates the username policy. ~~~~ This text is often deleted by editors when they report someone.
[[Category:Username-related templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Username-related templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.
UAA definitely gets better user reports these days than it did in 2007-8 after the noticeboard was created, so the bold text in that first sentence might not be necessary any more, but the fact that it's for blatant violations only needs to be stated somehow, as well as the fact that it's for violations of the username policy (occasionally we ...
Requested usernames should only be declined as a username policy violation where it is clear that they are – remember to assume good faith. If you are in doubt, create the account and watch it. If it is engaging in promotional editing, report the user to WP:UAA (as you would with any other promotional username and editing).