User talk:JSPL2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. If you prefer to be unblocked for the purpose of changing your username to a username which complies with our username policy, so that your contributions with this username are recorded as contributions of your new username and rather than creating a new account, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice instead. Thank you. Jafeluv (talk) 12:27, 7 December 2012 (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.

JSPL2012 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

JSPL2012 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Your reason here Can I please be unblocked to change my user name to comply with the regulation

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. JohnCD (talk) 23:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Here are a few key questions:

Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory? I do now I only picked that name as thats what my job is
Do you understand conflict of interest?yes
Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?yes

You are currently blocked because your username is that of a group, contrary to the username policy, but also because it suggests that your business here is advertising or promotion, which are not allowed in Wikipedia. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above.

What sort of edits do you intend to make, if unblocked? JohnCD (talk) 22:35, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see your answers above, but as you are in the marketing business I would like to be sure you understand that you cannot use Wikipedia for any kind of marketing, promotion or advertising. Wikipedia is vulnerable to being used in that way, and so is extremely resistant to it. Many additions which PR/marketing people protest are "only telling the world" about their client seem to us promotion, and are deleted. What sort of edits would you make, if unblocked? JohnCD (talk) 10:46, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh Ok I see what you mean, the intention of the update is not to use wikipedia as a business directory, advertising or promotion, the page that I edited before was already up and wasnt put up by me. If you see the changes that were done they wernt that different from what was originally put on there however the person that wanted them changed was the person who was being written about as it wasnt quite right. So its not for any marketing purposes other than who ever put it up there hadnt got the information quite right and it needed to be updated which is all I needed to do is this an issue? Isnt the point of an encyclopedia to have accurate information? Im not sure how this would be used for marketing purposes I thought the idea was that when someone needed to look up information on something then thats what wikipedia did, all I have done is update and correct information. I haven't used Wikipedia before so am not sure what else I would edit, I guess I would need to come across it. If the user name is unnapropriate then I can change it but I can assure you that Iam not trying to do anything other than update the information that was on the page to so when people searched for it, it was accurate. I hope that this can be resolved. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 120.136.53.221 (talk) 22:25, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock agreed. Please make a username change request at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking, and read WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 23:27, 10 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]