User talk:Chatsworthhistory

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Blocked indefinitely

Reason for block: username and https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=1196719723 PhilKnight (talk) 08:00, 18 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chatsworthhistory (talk) 06:33, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
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Provide a new username.

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Hi Phil,

I don't understand any of this, did you block me, and if so why? I am only interested in correcting pages, based on my own research

Best,

Ray Vincent, Chatsworth Historical Society. Chatsworthhistory (talk) 02:18, 19 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chatsworthhistory (talk) 06:38, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chatsworthhistory (talk) 06:39, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Chatsworthhistory (talk) 06:40, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Chatsworthhistory You got blocked due to your edit's in which you added links to your own website, which is considered advertising (REFSPAM) and your username represents your company instead of a individual (ORGNAME). You can read the block notive above to learn how to appeal the block. Nobody (talk) 08:29, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting. So a totally made up username like Iamnobody123 (your username is Iamnobody24) would be an acceptable new username for me? And my volunteer organization name can not be used to allow people to know the source of the edit? Sounds like upside down logic to me.....

And if my organization provides research that would help document a citation that needs a reference, I can't add that link to wikipedia? Chatsworthhistory (talk) 17:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The name Iamnobody123 would probably also not work as it looks like a impersonation of me, but that's a different problem. Your username implies that an organization made the edits and not an individual person. For example, the username RayAtChatsworth would probably be allowed.
The problem with using your website as a source is for one, that it's going to be considered advertising and two, that it probably wouldn't count as a reliable source ( I'm not trying to be mean, but that's how Wikipedias Reliable sources policy works). Nobody (talk) 18:03, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, thanks for the clarification. I will just have to be careful in discussing the reference, and not mention my organization.

And I like RayAtChatsworth, I will try that.

Thanks for the followup feedback, Ray Chatsworthhistory (talk) 19:33, 23 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]