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If such usernames are libelous or contain information that is usually suppressed (such as disclosure of non-public personal identifiable information about another editor, or blatantly libelous statements made about a notable living person), the username should be suppressed from all logs by an Oversighter to protect Wikipedia and the subjects ...
In borderline cases, it should not be necessary to immediately block the username but rather to attempt to discuss the problem. For instance, not every name that includes "Jimbo" is a misleading reference to Jimbo Wales or impersonating him; there are many people named Jimbo, and new users may not even know who Jimbo Wales is.
I noticed that your username, "Example-bad-username", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please ...
Do not report borderline username violations; rather talk it out with the user on their talk page to encourage them to rename or abandon their account. Templates such as {{Uw-username}} or {{Uw-coi-username}} may be used. If, after discussion with a user, the problem still seems unresolved, a username request for comment may be in order.
If you are new to Wikipedia, you might consider using the standard article format for your userpage initially. That should suffice while you're learning the ropes. If you don't have a user page yet and don't know how to create a page, then click on your user name at the top of the screen and follow the instructions (if the page already exists, your username will be blue instead of red).
Changing a username to a different name; only a handful of users ("Stewards and Global renamers") can do this To make a request, go to Wikipedia:Changing username. Renaming a Wikipedia page section. If you can't think of a better name yourself you may use the {{Rename section}} template
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