User talk:Arb

-- Wikinews Welcome (talk) 11:23, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

For quickest reply use :en:User Talk:Arb Arb (talk) 18:30, 25 June 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, unacceptable username
Hi. We don't allow usernames that seem to imply authority, like "sysop", "admin", or &mdash;in this case&mdash; "arb". --Pi zero (talk) 18:48, 25 June 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, there's a procedure for requesting unblock. Here's the template that explains it.  --Pi zero (talk) 22:36, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * In ay case, I'll leave a note at WN:AAA. --Pi zero (talk) 22:43, 8 August 2014 (UTC)
 * I've temporarily unblocked this account while we get this sorted out. I don't think that this user is being malicious in the use of this username. Hopefully we can consult with the admins on Wikipedia and come to a firm conclusion about whether or not this username is acceptable. Worst case scenario for Arb: xe has to make minor change to xyr username to bring it in line with naming policies. &mdash; Gopher65talk 15:38, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that Gopher65. Arb (talk) 11:36, 15 August 2014 (UTC)

A belated, 'real human' welcome
Smiled at the discussion over on WN:AAA, "Arb" is the most outsider-unfriendly of the admin synonyms available. "The first rule of the Arbitration Committee, is you do not talk about the Arbitration Committee". Who'd ever want to pretend to be part of that? ;-) --Brian McNeil / talk 15:55, 1 September 2014 (UTC)