User talk:PMH66

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, website 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 Wikipedia's FAQ for 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.

What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

If you do intend to make useful contributions about 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. Alexf^(talk) 17:45, 3 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

PMH66 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

PMH66 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I am a new user unaware of wikipedia rules. I tried to post what I thought was valuable contributions only to realize I was breaking rules. I would like to contribute in a meaningful way knowing what is expected. Thank you

Accept reason:

Allowing username change to requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. Nyttend (talk) 02:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few key questions:

Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
Do you understand conflict of interest?
Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

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) 15:15, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I understand the rules now, and promise to follow them, thank you! I would greatly appreciate unblocking. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Enobytes (talk • contribs)

So, this is where you actually explain what you understand by them and tell us what you intend to work on in the future. Do not create it as another unblock request, as you already have one active - just answer the questions appropriately (✉→BWilkins←✎) 11:48, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am a new user unaware of wikipedia rules. I tried to post what I thought was valuable contributions only to realize I was breaking rules. I would like to contribute in a meaningful way knowing what is expected. In the future, I will abide by wikipedia rules to add valuable content to wine articles. Here are my answers based on a few questions asked above:

Wikipedia is not a directory – I understand Wikipedia is not a list or repository, white or yellow pages, sales catalogs, electronic program guides, or a resource for conducting business. I will not post this sort of information to Wikipedia and abide by the policies.

Conflict of interest – I understand when advancing outside interests is more important to an editor than advancing the aims of Wikipedia, that editor stands in a conflict of interest. I will follow these rules according to the Wikipedia policies. But I do want to clarify the four links I added to Wikipedia was to offer valuable contributions to the articles on Wikipedia. I am not paid to post these links nor was I writing about myself (this is a vintage chart that was created by a group of volunteers from a non-profit organization that simply wants to provide free available information to the public. None of its members are paid. As for self-promotion, I understand CIO often presents itself in the form of self-promotion, including advertising links, personal website links, personal or semi-personal photos. The information added to Wikipedia was a link to the Enobytes non-profit website, but it provided free material that significantly added to the quality of the article. Enobytes is not selling anything. If you look at the articles where the Enobytes vintage chart was added, other vintage charts are also listed in the “additional resources” section. The reason why I thought it was ok for me to add this chart was that I understood subject-matter experts are welcome to contribute to articles in their areas of expertise. I am a wine expert that writes for many publications, and believed this information provided valuable information to the article. If Wikipedia believes I broke the CIO because I am a volunteer for Enobytes, I understand this and will certainly abide by Wikipedia policies by not posting this information to Wikipedia.

Notability - If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria for a stand-alone article or stand-alone list. Since the vintage charts added to Wikipedia are covered significantly in reliable sources, I believed this information was appropriate for inclusion in Wikipedia. The Enobytes vintage charts are often compared to other notable sources, including Wine Spectator, and Robert Parker. If Wikipedia disagrees, I will abide by Wikipedia rules and not post information about the Enobytes charts on Wikipedia. Allowing username change to requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking.

My apology - I hit the "save page" and it looks like this request was automatically reviewed, and approved, not sure if I did something incorrectly (?) I am a novice at revising wikipedia pages. Enobytes (talk) 19:34, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I've taken the liberty of removing the second unblock request, which you had accidentally reviewed yourself. Your unblock request above is still open and will show up at the appropriate page. Blackmane (talk) 04:30, 7 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Unblocked[edit]

Hi. I've unblocked you because of your responses to the questions from Bwilkins. I strongly suggest that you request a username change as soon as you can; you're not required to do it immediately, but doing it immediately will reduce the chance that you'll be re-blocked. Feel free to come to my talk page to ask any questions. Nyttend (talk) 02:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]