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Welcome!

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Alternavox

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Hi Cifar1. You seem to know Alternavox pretty well and you might be able to help Wikipedia by expending this article a little and remove the small advertisment bias it still has.

- Can you reference some of the information described? (see footnote of similar article CKOI-FM)

- Do figure exist on how much people listen to this show?

- You could also tell on what station this show air

- Information on the show host could also be added

- Can you explain what is meant by "the FIRST alternative Latin radio show"? Is it the first to exist or the first in rating?

- I'm not sure why a dictionnary definition is pasted at the end of the article. It should be in a different section (using ==SectionName== ). It could also be a link to a Wiktionary entry!

These are just tip on how to improve the article, thanks and happy editing! AlphaAqua 20:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Alternavox

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Another editor has added the "{{prod}}" template to the article Alternavox, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but the editor doesn't believe it satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and has explained why in the article (see also Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not and Wikipedia:Notability). Please either work to improve the article if the topic is worthy of inclusion in Wikipedia or discuss the relevant issues at its talk page. If you remove the {{prod}} template, the article will not be deleted, but note that it may still be sent to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. BJBot (talk) 11:14, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Alternavox

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A tag has been placed on Alternavox requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.) or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. noq (talk) 17:27, 10 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Logo - Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:Logo - Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Skier Dude (talk) 04:42, 30 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

June 2012

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Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, but at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, did not appear to be constructive and has been automatically reverted (undone) by an automated computer program called ClueBot NG.

Hello, Cifar1. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

  • Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
  • Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
  • Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
  • Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 14:19, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Canadian Institute for Advanced Research with this edit. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate may links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Zad68 14:46, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as seen at Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Zad68 15:06, 14 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

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Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

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, celebrity or other well-known individual, 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. See WP:FAQ/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 again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

What can I do now?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company, organization, or clients. If you do intend to make useful contributions on 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. ~Amatulić (talk) 16:06, 14 June 2012 (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).

Cifar1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

We are a government/donor supported non-profit with no interest in solicitation or spamming. We raise/give money to fund research projects worldwide. Edits to the existing article include expansion of our history, some milestones achieved by the research we fund, the areas that we provide funding to and some information about our program to help young scientists launch careers. Of the above, I think the blocking administrator took Milestones as being self-promotion. We are willing to edit or remove this section if you could provide further guidelines. Please unblock. Thank You.

Decline reason:

You were blocked over your username, which this request completely did not mention. Please use {{unblock-un}} to request a new username in compliance with our policy and consider a response to the query below. Thank you. — Daniel Case (talk) 17:15, 14 June 2012 (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.

Here are a few key questions:

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Daniel Case (talk) 17:15, 14 June 2012 (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.

Cifar1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Request reason:

requested by administrator to unblock my account

Decline reason:

Please answer the above questions. I'd also be interested to know why you refer to edits from this account as being made by "we" above. Wikipedia does not allow shared accounts Nick-D (talk) 03:56, 16 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You have not indicated that you understand fully why you were blocked. Please read the links in the questions asked of you above, as requested by the last administrator who declined your unblock request. ~Amatulić (talk) 13:38, 15 June 2012 (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.

Cifar1 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Request reason:

My current username is an acronym of the non profits name and too promotional

Decline reason:

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

  • Yes, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research does not make a profit but serves only as a source of expertise and funding to support individuals and research projects at international universities.

Do you understand conflict of interest?

  • Yes, the Wikipedia article is not meant to promote our interests but to let relevant parties know of opportunities to apply for grants, fellowships, or introduce interested parties to the world of advanced research.

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

  • Yes, the institute is notable because:
  • It is unique in Canada for funding and facilitating ‘advanced’ research in 12 disciplines among leading international researchers
  • It developed and maintains the only program in Canada to help launch/support young researchers in their careers
  • The Wikipedia article will discuss notable achievements by researchers as a direct result of funding received from the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

We, refers to the institute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cifar1 (talk • contribs)

Still not getting it

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Sadly, clearly still not getting it. Zad68 14:26, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed. Every answer above showed a profound ignorance of Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and a complete disregard of past actions that led to this block.
Cifar1, to address your answers above:
  • "Wikipedia is not a business directory" means that the information you attempted to add was not encyclopedic, not suitable for an encyclopedia, but more suitable for a business directory.
  • You clearly do not grasp the concept of conflict of interest. Wikipedia does not exist, as you seem to think, "to let relevant parties know of opportunities to apply for grants, fellowships, or introduce interested parties to the world of advanced research." This isn't a place to promote those things, and no neutral independent editor would do so.
  • The question about notability applied to the article you attempted to create about Alternavox. You have not demonstrated that you understand why this was deleted and why you cannot create it again.
  • Wikipedia accounts are not "we" accounts. They are not role accounts editing in behalf of an organization. They are individual, personal accounts, representing one person and no one else.
Until you can formulate an unblock request that demonstrates a better understanding of this project and provides assurances that disruptive behavior that led to this block will not be repeated, this account will remain blocked. ~Amatulić (talk) 15:29, 18 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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

Yes, I understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, with the purpose of providing factual information to the public. I have been blocked from editing the page for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research. But, now that I understand more about Wikipedia, I will be sure to only include facts that may be of interest to readers. I will edit the article so that it contains up-to-date historical information about the Institute, key individuals that were involved throughout its 30 year history, as well as more information about what the Institute does. Citations from independent sources will verify the facts.

Do you understand conflict of interest?

Yes, I understand that I should avoid any biases and simply stick to the facts. For instance, when editing the Institute’s Wiikipedia page, I will only add more factual information about what the Institute does and its history, and remove out-of-date details. I will make sure to include links to information sources other than the Institute’s homepage.

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

Yes. The article that I am trying to edit is about an Institute that has published several books and has made notable scientific research achievements through its programs. I would like to add more details about the Institute so that it reflects that. The current page is out-of-date.

NOTE: I am not affiliated with, and I don’t know anything about ‘Alternavox.’ I never attempted to create an article about it.

I failed to notice that the warning messages above about Alternavox are years old. My apologies.
However, that means this account is controlled by more than one person. The Alternavox article was created by this account, first in October 2007, and re-created again in July 2009. If you didn't personally create that article, then someone else with access to this account did so.
From this we can conclude that this account has been compromised, since you are apparently claiming above that you are not the original user of this account. Please see WP:COMPROMISED for more information on how to proceed. ~Amatulić (talk) 19:23, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Cifar1, the end result of this is: This account, Cifar1, will not be unblocked, and you will have to create a new one. This is actually beneficial, because you were showing that you understood that the account name containing "Cifar" looks like a role account anyway, which isn't really allowed, and you were going to change it. It actually seems likely that the Cifar1 account used to be used by somebody else, who created the Alternavox article with it, and the account login credentials were later handed down to you. Create a new account that identifies you as an individual, following the instructions at WP:COMPROMISED. Looks like you will have to create the new account from a different computer. Zad68 19:31, 19 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Response to your email

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Dear Mr. Lawrence or Mr. Ramirez or whoever you may be:

Thank you for your email, but I prefer to keep Wikipedia business on Wikipedia, not in private communication, so I will respond here.

Your email to me requesting your IP address be unblocked failed to instill any trust. You claim to be one person (Lawrence), yet you send me email from an address that clearly belongs to another (Ramirez)? Are all accounts at your organization as compromised as your Wikipedia account has been?

You state "It is not possible for me to set up another account on another IP address because this is my IP address." No, it is not your IP address. Doesn't it belong to your organization? Your organization has lost the trust of the Wikipedia community, with its history of promotional edits and multiple people accessing the same account. Therefore, not just this account, but your organization (at least one particular IP address), is blocked.

You were instructed above to refer to WP:COMPROMISED for information on how to proceed. Please do so. If you wish to create a new account, you can do so from home or from any number of internet access locations (coffee shops or what not) available in your area. If you do so, you should clearly disclose your conflict of interest and prior accounts you have used on your user page.

Sorry, but I will not unblock this account or this IP address. If you wish to contest this block, you are welcome to post another unblock request with your new rationale here on this talk page. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:19, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of File:Members of CIFAR's Junior Fellows Academy.jpg

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