Kshawn246

October 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.

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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. 331dot (talk) 23:12, 24 October 2018 (UTC)

I today discussed this block with this user on #wikipedia-en-unblock ^connect:

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[19:26:22] <PurpleCanary33> !admin - I was asked to update the page about the .org I work for. I created an id and updated it substantively, not knowing that’s bad form here. How can I fix the situation? [19:26:39] <L235> PurpleCanary33: Hi, what's your Wikipedia username? [19:27:04] <PurpleCanary33> Hi! It’s barbervintagemotorsportsmuseum [19:28:06] <L235> PurpleCanary33: I'm not seeing it – can you go to this address: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MyTalk -- and then copy the link in your address bar and paste it here? [19:29:13] <PurpleCanary33> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/865596106 [19:30:06] <L235> PurpleCanary33: I see [19:30:10] <L235> give me one moment [19:30:41] <PurpleCanary33> Maybe this one is mine actually: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BarberVintageMotorsportsMuseum [19:30:54] <L235> I found it, yup [19:31:38] <L235> PurpleCanary33: so there are the two problems -- the username is one problem, and the other is that you work for this organization and special rules apply [19:31:53] <L235> (don't worry, you're not in "trouble" and I'll help you work through this) [19:32:30] <PurpleCanary33> Thank you so much! [19:32:53] <L235> PurpleCanary33: first, is there a username that you would like that represents just you, as an individual? [19:33:28] <PurpleCanary33> Sure - how about kshawn246 [19:33:38] <L235> PurpleCanary33: looks good [19:34:34] <L235> PurpleCanary33: the other thing is that since you work for Barber Motorsports Park, there are certain additional rules you need to follow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Paid-contribution_disclosure and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest [19:35:16] <L235> I'll post these links to your talk page as well, but essentially, you need to disclose your employment and you need to refrain from any potentially promotional edits [19:36:13] <L235> as a condition of lifting your block, you'll need to agree to disclose your employment on wiki and to not edit the article directly, but rather use a special process that can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Request_edit [19:36:47] <PurpleCanary33> What might that look like, using this format: {{connected contributor (paid)}} [19:37:18] <L235> the purpose of this process is to allow neutral editors to review your edits before they go live on Wikipedia [19:38:01] <L235> yup, you'll need to use the {{connected contributor (paid)}} template [19:38:16] <L235> PurpleCanary33: do you agree to these conditions? [19:38:19] <PurpleCanary33> I’m fine with disclosing it - I was actually trying to be transparent via my user ID. [19:39:03] <L235> and you agree to not edit the article directly and instead request edits through the process I linked above? [19:39:33] <PurpleCanary33> Yes, for sure [19:40:00] <L235> OK. So here's the process from here: I'll need you to post a formal request (I'll show you how) on your talk page. Then I'll have your account renamed. After that, administrative courtesy requires that I check with the administrator who blocked you before I unblock you. The process shouldn't take too long overall [19:41:22] <PurpleCanary33> Sounds great!! Thank you in advance! [19:42:38] <L235> PurpleCanary33: put this code at the bottom of your user talk page: {{unblock-spamun | kshawn246 | Following IRC conversation with {{U|L235}}. ~~~~}} [19:45:14] <PurpleCanary33> Do I need to be doing this on a desktop and not my phone? [19:45:33] <L235> PurpleCanary33: your phone is fine -- put this code at the bottom of your user talk page: {{unblock-spamun | kshawn246 | Following IRC conversation with {{U|L235}}. ~~~~}} [19:47:30] <PurpleCanary33> I don’t know how to get the words typed into the Talk page. (Sorry!!) [19:48:02] <L235> try to copy-paste it [19:48:51] <PurpleCanary33> Ok one moment [19:50:32] <PurpleCanary33> It won’t let me log in 😬 [19:51:39] <L235> PurpleCanary33: I am headed off to dinner now -- I will post this conversation on your user talk page, and there will be other administrators around if you have any remaining questions

Best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 02:52, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

• Renamed from the name in the unblock request. Another admin will review. TonyBallioni (talk) 03:01, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Kshawn246 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Requested username:

kshawn246 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Following IRC conversation with L235. Kshawn246 (talk) 03:52, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

Accept reason:

Unblocking in accordance with discussion above. This unblock is conditioned upon the user's continued compliance with WP:PAID and WP:COI, as well as the user's agreement not to directly edit articles for which the user has a conflict of interest and instead use the {{request edit}} process. If you have any questions about what this means, please feel free to contact me or use the {{help me}} template on your user talk page. (These conditions have an indefinite expiry and may be appealed to me or WP:AN.) All the best, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 18:33, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

[22:30] kshawn246:

Kshawn246 (talk) 03:52, 25 October 2018 (UTC)

No objection to an unblock. 331dot (talk) 10:04, 25 October 2018 (UTC)