User talk:Invalid user name specified

Your user name and pages are confusing. Please change your user name - if you do not, the user name may be blocked from editing. Please refrain from putting confusing notices on the top of your pages. Thanks, ugen64 22:59, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Note:User vandalised this page, but otherwise seems to have made good contributions. Vandalism can be seen in history. Valid 23:20, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Please don't persist in your disruptive tactics. --Dante Alighieri | Talk 23:28, Jan 5, 2005 (UTC)

I concur, Dante. Wikipedia should not be disrupted to illustrate a point. However, I'm unsure as to how this relates to me and I suggest you refrain from adding this to other peoples talkpages, even though it could be a valuable lesson. Thanks, and happy (late) new year, Valid 23:31, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

I've edited you warning above. No admin will block someone because the edited your talk page, so it's not fair to threaten that they will. I also edited your "invalid subpage", because directing people offsite is daft. I'm assuming you are a sockpuppet account, but in case you are in fact a new user - welcome to Wikipedia! Theresa Knott (The snott rake) 23:48, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Thanks! I'm not on a sock but I've been reading about policies and such, preparing for a long time to create an account. It kept telling me "User name invalid" when I tried to make my username I smiley name, so I just did called myself this instead. Can't you block someone if they vandalise a talkpage? My talkpage was recently cleared. Valid 23:55, 5 Jan 2005 (UTC)

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