User talk:Portpublish
March 2024
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 20:02, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Portpublish (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I was not attempting to add spam links - I was attempting to correct the incorrect information that exists on Wikipedia. I have read the guidelines on how to submit to Wikipedia. I am new to this and wanted to contribute and follow the rules. I read the message on my talk page where you said I have been blocked indefinitely for advertising. What I did was add correct information in two places and cited an accurate source to confirm the details. The accurate sources happen to be a company I work for - I wasn't making any secret of that. When I read the guidelines it said that leaving the information in the article and then citing the source was an acceptable practice and not a conflict of interest. The source I quoted is a reputable source and a full member of the Press Council of South Africa. The fact is that the information that is currently on Wikipedia is incorrect in the two places I am referring to. I took the time to place the correct information on the site. I am an expert in these two areas as I have worked in a company focusing on these areas for the last 20 years. Rather than relying on my expertise, I cited a source to confirm the information - as the guidelines on the site said I should do! I did not do this with the intention of adding links to my site. In fact I am quite happy if you remove the cited source so you at least have the correct information on the site. Just because we are in South Africa does not mean that we should get an inferior service on Wikipedia to British people. However now I see how badly South Africans are treated when they try to assist, I understand why they are not more active in Wikipedia.Portpublish (talk) 21:26, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
Decline reason:
You weren't just blocked for the links but also for the violation of WP:COI and WP:PROMO. You say "The accurate sources happen to be a company I work for - I wasn't making any secret of that" but I can't find where you declared your conflict of interest. You are welcome to show where you did that prior to your block. Yamla (talk) 22:13, 16 March 2024 (UTC)
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Portpublish (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I tried to read through your policies but there are many and they are complicated. You say I have violated WP:PROMO but in that policy it says "There is nothing wrong with adding one or more useful content-relevant links to the external links section of an article;" which is what I did. Then in reference to WP:COI it says "Using material you have written or published is allowed within reason, but only if it is relevant," which is again what I did. I only cited the sources because I thought you would want confirmation that what I was saying was correct. What I said in my previous message was that I would be more than happy for you to remove the cited links and keep the information I added. But instead of that you have deleted the information I added. You don't need to unblock me because contributing to Wikipedia is more effort than it's worth but I wanted to explain that I was trying to be constructive and helpful.Portpublish (talk) 13:32, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
Decline reason:
You seem to no longer be interested in being unblocked. 331dot (talk) 15:32, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
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