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Hi. I don't understand. We are a university. Why can't our user name reflect our university? I am the chief communications officer, and much of our Wikipedia page is now outdated, as I don't think it's been updated since 2016. Almost every college and university has a Wikipedia page. Please help me understand why we are blocked for editing. Thank you.
SUNY Empire State (
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14:35, 4 August 2023 (UTC)reply
(a) Wikipedia does not allow usernames that imply they belong to a company, organization or a group. That is because user accounts may only belong to individuals. Your username implies it belongs to the university. That is why you have to change the username (see above how to do it.)