"The username violates our guidelines"

Anonymous
2021-12-28T21:56:04+00:00

I tried commenting on an article for the first time today. When i went to sign up and agree to the terms a window said in red letters "The username violates our guidelines"...

my username is my first and last name so I don't understand why I'm seeing this. There is no option to dispute on screen https://account.microsoft.com/profile?ocid=msedgntp

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-02-07T21:24:29+00:00

    This form of blocking has been going on for years, not months. I never did find out any information about it. Microsoft loves to obscure stuff. They can't store passwords correctly, either.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-07T18:51:34+00:00

    This is weird and frustrating. I also tried to post a comment on an MSN news story and the message came up "The username violates our guidelines". I don't even see my username or where one can add or change it. When I click "change name" or "edit profile" it takes me to my MSFT account info where it asks for my First Name and Last name. I see no place to edit or add a username. Is one supposed to create a fictious First and Last name? What gives?!!!

    PS: After I posted the above msg I see it listed me as ScottInIndiana so I assume this is my username that violates their guidelines... I don't know why it would, but in any case, I still don't see where I can change it.

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-07T00:06:13+00:00

    I also have a Hotmail account from over twenty years ago. My username is not my real name and has never been flagged as inappropriate. I think you may be on to something here.

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-06T20:03:13+00:00

    Hello, I am a Democrat and it is doing the same thing to me. I don't think it is an attack on your party choice. That being said I was wondering what else we all have in common with are accounts. People use their real name all the time so I don't think that is it. On the other hand my account is quite old, in fact it is a Hotmail account. I wonder if maybe that is it.

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