User talk:RWMIF

February 2022

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page.

Cullen328 (talk) 16:29, 17 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

I created this username (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) without realising that it violated the guidelines. Thanks for flagging that, it's my first time attempting to edit Wikipedia. I am Robert Watkinson, the Director of Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I would like to make some factual updates to Mo Ibrahim's page and several other pages relating to the Foundation, as these are currently incorrect or out of date. Thank you, and please let me know if I can provide any further information about who I am and what I am seeking to do to ensure that these Wikipedia pages are accurate and complete.

Decline reason:

Your choice of new username would be acceptable. Please read WP:COI and WP:PAID and tell us how your future edits will be consistent with those policies, as well as any other topics you might edit about as a general contributor. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 17:50, 18 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328

This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.

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

Requested username:

RWMIF (talk · account availability check · rename user)

Request reason:

I created this username (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) without realising that it violated the guidelines. Thanks for flagging that, it's my first time attempting to edit Wikipedia. I am Robert Watkinson, the Director of Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I would like to make some factual updates to Mo Ibrahim's page and several other pages relating to the Foundation, as these are currently incorrect or out of date. I have now read both WP:COI and WP:PAID. I will discose my COI, including on my user page. I will also disclose my employer (the Mo Ibrahim Foundation) and that I am making edits on its behalf. My edits will be factual and solely aimed at ensuring that Wikipedia pages relating to Mo Ibrahim, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and its initiatives, are accurate and complete. I will not be editing any pages that are unrelated to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I will make use of the 'request_edit' template where necessary. Thank you.

Administrators should consider discussing any unblock with the blocking administrator (see the blocking policy).

Administrator use only:

If you ask the blocking administrator to comment on this request, please place {{subst:Unblock on hold-notification | 1=RWMIF}} on the administrator's talk page. Then replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un on hold | 1=blocking administrator | 2=RWMIF | 3=I created this username (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) without realising that it violated the guidelines. Thanks for flagging that, it's my first time attempting to edit Wikipedia. I am Robert Watkinson, the Director of Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I would like to make some factual updates to Mo Ibrahim's page and several other pages relating to the Foundation, as these are currently incorrect or out of date. I have now read both WP:COI and WP:PAID. I will discose my COI, including on my user page. I will also disclose my employer (the Mo Ibrahim Foundation) and that I am making edits on its behalf. My edits will be factual and solely aimed at ensuring that Wikipedia pages relating to Mo Ibrahim, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and its initiatives, are accurate and complete. I will not be editing any pages that are unrelated to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I will make use of the 'request_edit' template where necessary. Thank you. | 4=~~~~}}

If you accept the unblock request, replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=RWMIF | reason=I created this username (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) without realising that it violated the guidelines. Thanks for flagging that, it's my first time attempting to edit Wikipedia. I am Robert Watkinson, the Director of Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I would like to make some factual updates to Mo Ibrahim's page and several other pages relating to the Foundation, as these are currently incorrect or out of date. I have now read both WP:COI and WP:PAID. I will discose my COI, including on my user page. I will also disclose my employer (the Mo Ibrahim Foundation) and that I am making edits on its behalf. My edits will be factual and solely aimed at ensuring that Wikipedia pages relating to Mo Ibrahim, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and its initiatives, are accurate and complete. I will not be editing any pages that are unrelated to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I will make use of the 'request_edit' template where necessary. Thank you. | accept=Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. ~~~~}}

If you decline the unblock request, replace this template with the following, replacing {{subst:Decline reason here}} with any specific rationale. If you do not edit the text after "decline=", a default reason why the request was declined will be inserted.

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=RWMIF | reason=I created this username (Mo Ibrahim Foundation) without realising that it violated the guidelines. Thanks for flagging that, it's my first time attempting to edit Wikipedia. I am Robert Watkinson, the Director of Communications at the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I would like to make some factual updates to Mo Ibrahim's page and several other pages relating to the Foundation, as these are currently incorrect or out of date. I have now read both WP:COI and WP:PAID. I will discose my COI, including on my user page. I will also disclose my employer (the Mo Ibrahim Foundation) and that I am making edits on its behalf. My edits will be factual and solely aimed at ensuring that Wikipedia pages relating to Mo Ibrahim, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, and its initiatives, are accurate and complete. I will not be editing any pages that are unrelated to the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. I will make use of the 'request_edit' template where necessary. Thank you. | decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

globally renamed Mo Ibrahim Foundation to RWMIF

Unblock deferred. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:26, 23 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

user:deepfriedokra Thank you for processing the renaming of 'Mo Ibrahim Foundation' to 'RWMIF'. Could you plesse assist me, as a new contributor to Wikipedia, to understand why my status is still 'Unblock deferred'? I believe that I have now taken all requested steps to have the initial block lifted. Thank you RWMIF (talk) 10:26, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't unblock when the block is for more than just user names. The rest I defer to the unblock team. You will need to convince them you will not make promotional edits . --Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:53, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

user:deepfriedokra Thank you for your response RWMIF (talk) 15:58, 4 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]