User talk:Viacoin

Welcome!

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Viacoin

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Viacoin, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. – Craig Davison (talk) 10:18, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Viacoin (March 11)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Davisonio was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability. Wikipedia requires significant coverage (not just mere mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject—see the general guideline on notability, the golden rule and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. Please improve the submission's referencing (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners and Help:Introduction to referencing/1), so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia. If additional reliable sources cannot be found for the subject, then it may not be suitable for Wikipedia at this time.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Viacoin and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Viacoin, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and save.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
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– Craig Davison (talk) 10:18, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Viacoin! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! – Craig Davison (talk) 10:18, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

March 2018

There have been two problems with this account: 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 or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, 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 a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth 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 that reason, you must:

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.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 11:11, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

you propose a new username that meets the username policy

My proposed new username complies with your username policy.

you agree to avoid creating or directly editing articles related to your organisation (requested edits will still be permitted)

I am in no way related to any organisation. I am merely interested in an open-source project, that allows anyone to contribute without getting any form of compensation for it.

you agree to abide by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use and disclose your paid relationship in accordance with the paid contributor policy

I am in no way paid or compensated to publish any form of contribution.

you indicate what areas of Wikipedia you intend to edit in the future

I intend to create a new article about a cryptocurrency, similar to the approved articles for Bitcoin, Litecoin, Decred, Dogecoin, Vertcoin, Darkcoin etc. I DO NOT intend to violate any of the Wikipedia policies and I will make sure the article will follow the same template the approved articles have.

Decline reason:

Don't try to tell us that there's no financial incentive to promote a cryptocurrency. And promote it you did. You also referred to the draft you wrote as "our page"; that contradicts your later claims that this is not a shared account and you don't have a conflict of interest. Huon (talk) 00:27, 14 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

I don't understand the reason of my block. Viacoin is an open-source cryptocurrency, just like Bitcoin, Litecoin, Decred etc. All of these open-source project currently have their own Wikipedia page. I submitted a draft earlier but it got declined because I needed to add more third-party sources. I added 5-6 more third-party articles about Viacoin. Our page isn't meant to serve as advertisement but rather to inform people about the creation of our coin, its history and further development. I hope you could reconsider your decision since I don't see how our page is different from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litecoin or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decred

Decline reason:

We don't permit shared accounts. Additionally, as has already been explained, you are violating WP:COI, WP:PAID (which does not require payment), and WP:PROMO. If you wish to write about something other than cryptocurrency, please follow the instructions provided. Yamla (talk) 19:20, 11 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

This is not a shared account, I am the only person with access to it. If you can, please explain how my article is different from these articles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Cash, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertcoin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litecoin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decred, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogecoin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackcoin, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potcoin etc. My article was purely based on information provided by high quality third-party news sources like www.coindesk.com, www.cointelegraph.com, www.themerkle.com. I used the template from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litecoin to make sure my article followed the same rules. The article only contained factual information about the history, development and technical aspects of the project. It does not contain (hidden) advertisement, shilling or any other form of misleading content. It has no links or information where people can buy the cryptocurrency nor is there any form of financial gain/reason for me to post the article. The article is exactly the same as the ones mentioned above so I really don't see why those article remain on Wikipedia while my article gets deleted/banned. As for WP:COI, Viacoin is not my projects nor am I part of their team. It is an open-source project that allows anyone to contribute. There is no financial gain for writing this.

Decline reason:

You will not be unblocked until:

you propose a new username that meets the username policy
you agree to avoid creating or directly editing articles related to your organisation (requested edits will still be permitted)
you agree to abide by the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use and disclose your paid relationship in accordance with the paid contributor policy
you indicate what areas of Wikipedia you intend to edit in the future

If you have no interest in editing Wikipedia beyond writing about your organisation, then you will not be unblocked. If this is the case, I recommend you consider alternative outlets. Yunshui ^雲 _水 09:19, 12 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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.