User talk:ActionNewsNow

Retired

This user is no longer active on Wikipedia as of NOW!!!.

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

ActionNewsNow (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

dHelton (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Understand that account was blocked because it could be seen as promotional etc. This is not the case. I am the webmaster of ActionNewsNow.com and was updating current reporters and adding new hyperlinks to the old bios since we had a site switch last month. Simply keeping the wikipedia pages current as you can see from my last edit.

Decline reason:

OK then, if you don't want to come back, there's no reason to unblock you. — Daniel Case (talk) 18:41, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That name's OK, but consider the following query:

It's my personal name

Here are a few key questions:

Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?

Yes.

Do you understand conflict of interest?

Yes. Updating hyperlinks is a conflict?

Yes, when you have the same username as the URL you added. Daniel Case (talk) 03:15, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

Yes. Look at my changes. If there is anything that violates these three in the future, please block or remove changes. As of right now none of my previous edits were in violation and are still currently on the page...

"Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked." As of right now I haven't violated anything.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again.

What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you may consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

If you do intend to make useful contributions here about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

Add the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} on your user talk page.
Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
- Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
- Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Alexf^(talk) 23:04, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]