User talk:Ben dowling

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Your username[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Template:Ipinfo, and I noticed that your username, "Ipinfo.io", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Trammel Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", and "WidgetFan87".

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August 2015[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:33, 21 August 2015 (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.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

Sorry wasn't ware of that policy. Would like to keep this account rather than create a fresh one. Can I change to my name, "ben_dowling"? Ipinfo.io (talk) 04:53, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

Decline reason:

You won't be unblocked unless you agree to stop attempting to create articles/link to the business you are affiliated wtih. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 15:01, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that you're not permitted to promote your site here in any form (and I've nuked all the templates you've created to promote it), what are your editing plans if unblocked? Max Semenik (talk) 07:06, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Considering that your editing before the block appeared to be preparing to use Wikipedia for promotion, which is contrary to Wikipedia policy, you will need to provide a satisfactory answer to MaxSem's question if you are to be unblocked. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 08:43, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Also, it is obvious from your first contributions from this account that you are not a novice user. Would you like to reveal details of your previous activity here?--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 10:15, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My suggestion was to link to more details when we show an IP, and explicitly suggested using alternative sources on the talk page. Also not sure why you think I'm not a novice user. See how many edits it took me on the template (and how much reading of the docs) to get it to work property. I don't have any further editing plans, but it'd be nice to keep a single account rather than having to create new ones, especially seeing as you already did the rename. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.56.31.101 (talk) 14:09, 21 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]