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'''Our username policy'''

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{{hidden|status=collapsed|contentstyle=font-size:10px;|header=Do not use a username that is promotional, misleading, or offensive.|2=

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* promotional usernames:

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** containing existing company, organization, group, or website names (including non-profit organizations)

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** containing domain names or email addresses

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* misleading usernames:

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** close to names of celebrities, notable world figures or events, or known Wikipedians

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** containing words like "bot" or "script" which refer to automated editing processes

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** containing titles like "admin" or "sysop", which imply authority on Wikipedia

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* offensive usernames

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For technical reasons, a username cannot include the #, / and \ symbols. Any underscores will be converted to spaces. The first letter of a username is automatically capitalized.

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*If you are having trouble creating an account, you may [[w:Wikipedia:Request an account|request one to be created for you]].

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*Do you have questions? You can talk to a volunteer right now—[[w:WP:NCHC|click here to learn more]].

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*To learn how the Wikimedia Foundation protects your privacy, you may view our [[w:foundation:Privacy policy|privacy policy]].

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We're curating the world's largest collection of {{NUMBEROFFILES}} freely licensed media files. '''Join us.'''

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*'''It's completely free.''' It takes just seconds—scroll down to the form below, enter the [[w:CAPTCHA|CAPTCHA]], and simply choose a username and password and (optionally) enter your email address, then click the "create account" button.

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*'''[[w:WP:WHY|There are so many benefits.]]''' Once you've started editing, you'll be able to upload images you made, help describe images, vote on our best contributions and much more. As an editor, your edits will be assigned to your username so you can build an identity in the community.

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