User talk:Oetker-Gruppe

February 2023

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. 331dot (talk) 13:23, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I would clarify that the username rules are different for the English Wikipedia than they are for the German Wikipedia. Here, group/business usernames are not permitted, as accounts should be exclusively used by a single person who may not give others access. I'm aware the German Wikipedia is different in this regard, as they permit business accounts that can be used by multiple people at the business. If we rename this account, it will also rename it on the German Wikipedia. If you don't want to do that, we can permit you to create an individual account for you, the person sitting at the computer/holding the device, to use, but you will first need to request unblock as instructed. Please do not attempt to create an account yourself. 331dot (talk) 13:26, 23 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]