User talk:ChallengeNorthAmerica

Your account has been blocked indefinitely 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 name and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions other than 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. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:39, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by ChallengeNorthAmerica for their contributions to Wikipedia.

Conflict of Interest Question[edit]

Hello @ChallengeNorthAmerica:. You recently started Draft:Challenge North America which has sense been deleted due to advertisement. Before editing any more, you need to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and if you are ‘Challenge North America’ or editing for pay, then you must publicly declare that you are. Elijahandskip (talk) 16:43, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

Hello, Challenge North American is a company that I work full-time for as the Marketing Manager. I was creating this page for information about the company, not to advertise. Please advise why this has been blocked.

Decline reason:

Unlike other sites, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and doesn't care what the company wants to say about itself. If you wish to write about subject areas for which you have no conflict and can edit appropriately, please read WP:USERNAME, WP:COI, WP:PAID, and WP:PROMO, convince us you understand what you've been doing wrong, pick a new username, and tell us what you'll write about instead. Yamla (talk) 17:04, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Comment (Non Admin) - Hello Challenge North America. From what you just said in the unblock request, you must publicly declare that you worked for “Challenge North America”. See my message above. Elijahandskip (talk) 16:48, 26 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

UTRS 41856[edit]

UTRS appeal #41856 is now closed. I will copy this message to your talk page. I'm sorry, but I cannot unblock you at this time. Please re-read the instructions on the block notice on your talk page. Please read (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations) our Faq for organizations. To be unblocked:

You must propose a new username that meets the (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:CORPNAME) username policy.
You must confirm that this account is used by (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWP:NOSHARE) one individual only.
If you are to edit about ChallengeNorthAmerica, you will need to be able to convince us that you will be able to do so in a non promotional manner.
Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. Subjects must meet inclusion criteria. Please see ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(organizations_and_companies )
Place the following at the bottom of your talk page, filling in "Your proposed new username" and "Your reason here "--
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 {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}}.
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Thank you for your attention to these matters.

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.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

Hello, I am creating a new username due to a mistake I made when creating a page. This is for personal use, not promotional or an advertisement. I have read all articles above related to my mistake and assure this will not happen again!

Decline reason:

Duplicate request. 331dot (talk) 08:47, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

rename not successful[edit]

The chosen username is too similar to an existing username or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: BillChristy. Please choose again. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:16, 30 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

Hello, I am creating a new username due to a mistake I made when creating a page. This is for personal use, not promotional or an advertisement. I have read all articles above related to my mistake and assure this will not happen again!

Decline reason:

We don't get to write about ourselves on Wikipedia. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 13:41, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

What contributions do you want to make? 331dot (talk) 08:48, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to create a biography on myself. This will in no terms be any type of advertisement, only informational.

Please understand that Wikipedia is not for merely providing information. Wikipedia summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about a person, showing how they meet the special Wikipedia definition of a notable person. If you just want to tell the world about your boss, you should use social media or some alternative forum with less stringent requirements where that is permitted. 331dot (talk) 19:54, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

So do you want to create a biography about your boss or yourself? 331dot (talk) 00:07, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to create a biography on my boss. NOT myself!

Then why did you say you wanted to "create a biography on myself"? --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆 𝄐𝄇} 14:01, 1 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

My apologizes, that was most certainly not the intention and I wrote that while multitasking. This will be a biography on my boss, not myself. Thanks!

For your information[edit]

Hello ChallengeNorthAmerica. Once unblocked, you could write about your boss IF and only if he qualified under Wikipedia:Notability (people). With your current situation though, I would highly recommend you not even consider writing about him or anything about your company until you would get some more editing experience. To be unblocked, you need to explain why you were blocked (aka an understanding of Wikipedia editing guidelines) and what you will edit to get more experience before editing anything about your boss/company. Hopefully that will help. Elijahandskip (talk) 15:52, 31 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thank you for your patience and guidance. I have read and fully understand the Conflict of Interest and Notability articles. I was blocked due to not disclosing that the page created was an advertisement, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Though the page was not intended to be an advertisement, I am confident that I will not make the same mistake again, and will once again re-read these articles to ensure so before creating any type of page. The page creation will NOT be an advertisement and the content will not focus on the company, instead, it will be a biography of a notable person. Again, thank you for your patience and guidance.