User talk:Laniermark

Caution This account is probably not owned by W. Mark Lanier despite their claims to be. -- GreenC 22:32, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 2021

Hello, I'm Ashleyyoursmile. I noticed that you recently removed content from W. Mark Lanier without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Ashley yoursmile! 18:55, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to W. Mark Lanier, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Ashley yoursmile! 19:13, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, as you did at W. Mark Lanier, you may be blocked from editing. Ashley yoursmile! 19:15, 24 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.--The Bushranger _{One ping only} 05:10, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

W. Mark Lanier

You have admitted to being the subject of this article, so therefore you have an obvious conflict of interest in regard to it. Please read WP:COI and follow the instructions there. Please note that it is not "your page", it is a Wikipedia article about you. You do not own it, and you do not have control over what appears in it. If you have suggestions about how you think the article can be improved, post a comment on Talk:W. Mark Lanier, and if other editors agree that it's a worthwhile change, they will edit the article accordingly.

Paid editing is not allowed on Wikipedia, so whatever money you've given to WikiProfessionalsINC.com has been thrown away. Any edits which appear to have been paid for will be deleted by editors patrolling the article. We are not a promotional medium. Beyond My Ken (talk) 07:05, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

January 2021

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (W. Mark Lanier) for abuse of editing privileges. Please note that continued violations of policy may result in a site-wide block in accordance with our blocking policy.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 07:37, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Going forward you should instead make WP:EDITREQUESTs on the article's talkpage. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 07:37, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Recreation of closed ANI report

Hi. Please cease from repeatedly recreating the closed ANI report. It is inappropriate of you to continue doing so. Thanks. El_C 18:23, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, User:El_C I am not opening the same thread. Just clarifying the questions asked. Laniermark (talk) 18:29, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have removed your post, again. Please stop, otherwise your block is likely to be extended. Giant Snowman 18:30, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Following up further (after edit conflicts)

Just to quickly address your most recent comment (that I removed), which reads:

Yes, I understand. But it all started when my page got nominated for deletion. I hired this agency for saving my page. They told me their editors are working on this and will save my page ASAP. For which I have paid them a good amount of money. Luckily, they saved my page. After that, They offered me that they will also fix potential COI issues on my page. As a proof, they told me that the Keep vote of [GreenC which you see in the deletion discussion is done by them. I trusted them and agreed to their proposal. Although, Later, I saw that same editor tried to fix my page but seemed like admins reverted their edits. So, As of now I just want to confirm will these edits will stick or can be still reverted. Waiting for an answer. Laniermark (talk) 18:10, 25 January 2021 (UTC)

I'll note that Wikipedia is not responsible for any off-wiki arrangements (paid or otherwise). You are free to engage the article talk page, including by making any edit requests you see fit. Thanks and good luck. El_C 18:31, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I see you are trying to save User:GreenC. But as told you he works for the agency which took my money and didn't finish the job. So, I really like action should be taken against them. I am tagging more admins here @GeneralNotability:, @Jake Nelson:, @MER-C:. Laniermark (talk) 18:41, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Laniermark, I have converted your block to sitewide (all Wikipedia pages, save this talk page), and I am warning you right now that any further allegations absent actual proof will also see a revocation of your access to editing this very talk page. El_C 18:51, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I find it unlikely that GreenC was paid. I find it more likely that instead the company claimed that GreenC was part of the company to try to make themselves look better. Unfortunately, many paid editing companies are very unscrupulous. Claiming the work of others is a common tactic by such companies. CaptainEek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:52, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, CaptainEek. I do not work for any agency nor is my involvement in this article more than volunteer. I learned about it on WP:ARS where it was recently posted and which I follow. -- GreenC 19:12, 25 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea why I was pinged here, but I concur with CaptainEek's analysis (and would like to point out that it would have been trivial to verify that GreenC's comment was in fact theirs - you could have asked them to make a specific minor edit using that account). We routinely see paid-editing companies claim articles as their own work to look good to potential clients. In fact, every couple months or so someone reports articles like that to our conflict of interest discussion board (since they don't realize the company is lying). I can't say that I've seen them claim someone else's !vote at a deletion discussion as their own, but it's entirely in-character. Like the vast majority of paid-editing companies, this company appears to be a scam operation. GeneralNotability (talk) 04:21, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]