"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
    2022-02-24T02:28:57+00:00

    im having the same issue. my name is "Julian Barber" i dont understand. it honestly seems like youre just trying to keep people from commenting randomly

    edit: realized my name in this comunity fourm was different, and the word "dead" in it, tried changing it, cleared cookies/all history and other data, signed back in, still violates.

    i think microsoft is just silencing us.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-02-24T03:15:33+00:00

    As many have pointed out in this chain of communication, it seems as if when signing up for Community using certain avenues the username is blank. A blank username violates the user guidelines.

    It would be good if you could show a screenshot of the sign up portion of the community join process.

    Sort of like this one...

    Here, you can see that the username line is actually blank. This is what seems to be happening to most people.

    Please post back when you can check to see if this is what is happening to you.

    Thanks

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-02-24T06:28:29+00:00

    You are ridiculous, you're trying to take a technical issue (Username is BLANK due to some bug retrieving the name from the older system it seems) and you're making it into some silly political situation, one that doesn't exist! Nobody is "discriminating" against anybody, it's your imagination!

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-02-24T06:34:20+00:00

    Yeah very funny, but remember, this is a free service and nobody really needs to post comments, there are plenty of silly comments already and nobody can read them all! So just save your time and don't worry about it. If you want to post so badly, create a new account. Obviously you were able to type your rant above, so no, there is no issue with posting comments on the internet. Regarding your sentence about "freedom of free expression" well nobody has guaranteed anyone the "right" to publish their opinions for free to the whole world, obviously whatever you type online can only reach a few people since it's obscured by many other outlets and millions of other comments. It's pure fantasy!

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-02-24T06:37:20+00:00

    Thank you KernelPosix for reposting the sample. I just realized, the problem is that "The username violates our guidelines" shows up BECAUSE IT'S BLANK! The system is unable to pick up the current username from the server it's on. It's some problem with the module that is supposed to connect the two database systems together, and pull your name into this comment system. Not surprising at all, this is a common issue when connecting different systems together. Apparently creating a brand new account will fix this issue.

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