Dakine209

August 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (Donttreadonmebrand) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be a promotional username. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account to use for editing. Thank you. -- Luke (Talk) 18:01, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Dtom

The article Dtom has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Trademark with no indication of notability, no article to redirect to

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Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Monty₈₄₅ 18:04, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Dtom

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A tag has been placed on Dtom, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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Speedy deletion nomination of Don't tread on me brand

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A tag has been placed on Don't tread on me brand, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Monty₈₄₅ 18:13, 29 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello Donttreadonmebrand. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
• Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
• Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
• Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.   — Jeff G.  ツ 03:30, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

This is your last warning. You will be blocked from editing the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Gadsden flag.   — Jeff G.  ツ 03:31, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

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, celebrity or other well-known individual, 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 WP:FAQ/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, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

What can I do now?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on 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.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. Acroterion (talk) 03:42, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

How do I change my username?

First you need to convince an administrator that your sole purpose on Wikipedia is not to spam your brandname. That will be difficult given your present name and editing history. Acroterion (talk) 03:49, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Sorry, not trying to spam. I just saw organizations that we worked with that had wikipedia pages such as Lucky Brand and was unaware of the neutral stance needed. I have put only factual information that would be no different than the information already on there, ie: (Nike soccer's use of Don't Tread On Me for soccer campaign).

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

Dakine209 (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:

dakine209 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I understand why I was blocked and I will not repeat the edits for which I was blocked. I have a substantial amount of American history knowledge.

Accept reason:

Allowing username change to requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. Acroterion (talk) 20:36, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Our standard offer in such a situation is to ask that you avoid editing in the area where you have a clear conflict of interest. We welcome contributions to other parts of Wikipedia, but you may be too close to your chosen subject to edit neutrally. A condition of any unblock would be a pledge to avoid subjects relating to the Don't Tread on Me meme. Do you have a different username in mind that you would prefer? Acroterion (talk) 14:24, 30 August 2011 (UTC)

Yes, I would like the username: dakine209 Thank you!

Talkback

Hello, Dakine209. You have new messages at Jeff G.'s talk page.
Message added 15:13, 31 August 2011 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

  — Jeff G.  ツ 15:13, 31 August 2011 (UTC)