User talk:Electalive
- 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.
{{unblock|Your reason here}}
below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 07:20, 7 December 2012 (UTC)Electalive (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Dear Sir, I would like to apologize that the article I wrote was considered as spam and promotional. I did not mean to do so. I have noticed that similar products have even more detailed and promotional content like this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebEx. Pleas unblock my username and I will try modify the article so that it meets your standards.
Decline reason:
I see nothing promotional in WebEx - please read the policies mentioned in your block message. I'm afraid that the only way for you to be unblocked is to read and understand them. Max Semenik (talk) 09:35, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
To any other admins reviewing this block; please note that this diff indicates that the user is associated with a commercial product. Bjelleklang - talk 09:43, 7 December 2012 (UTC)
- Note that I've learned that WebEx indeed had some promotional content but it was cleaned up while the above unblock request was pending. However this changes nothing because existance of one non-compliant article does not give you permission to create more. Max Semenik (talk) 09:59, 7 December 2012 (UTC)