I have been using this as an both an email address and user name on many sites for over 20 years, I am a kitchen and bath designer. I just read over the user policy - I don't believe I violated the username policy. If you feel otherwise I would be more than happy to proceed through the steps as listed in the policy. Ddesigns73 (talk) 16:22, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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Girth Summit, I was wondering the same thing--if you look at their Commons contributions, you'll note that they have the company name on the info page--these are pictures of machines made by Aquarius Systems, and the edit you reverted makes the point clear enough for me, without even bothering with the user name. Ddesigns, you will have to read the rules and promise to follow them if you wish to play on this website. Follow the links in the block template; they COI page will tell you what to do. Drmies (talk) 16:10, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Is your question in regards to the user? I don't believe it was. I write a newsletter, blog and perform some social media for Aquarius Systems.
Yes, the images are Aquarius Systems machines, they own the photos that I submitted. I used Aquarius Systems as the author on the images as they are the ones giving the authorization to "share, remix, attribute & share." The edit you referred to I looked at carefully before editing, the ACOE has been working on the debris problem very early on, Aquarius Systems was also an early developer of the mobile vessels, Mr. Trash Wheel is actually the first instance of a stationary cleanup option and The Ocean Cleanup is a relatively new solution that is a mix between both mobile and stationary devices.
I just realize that I didn't respond to your statement to me. I will read the rules and WILL follow them. I did not read the rules prior to making changes, but rather followed the lead from other photos and pages that I was reviewing. Again, I didn't feel as though I was "advertising or promoting" the business. Yes, I did use the business name, but I felt it was a reasonable use and not gratuitous. Ddesigns73 (talk) 17:00, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am not certain what content was in violation of the copyright policy. I do believe I created a link to the source of the information, I did read the copyright policy and thought that was acceptable.\ Ddesigns73 (talk) 13:17, 13 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
