Lmaxmarketing
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editHello, Lmaxmarketing, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
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{{unblock|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. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:11, 24 May 2022 (UTC)
Lmaxmarketing (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Hi, Please could you unblock this username, we incorrectly tried to suggest edits to our company wikipedia page via an poorly chosen username (lmaxmarketing) i understand i must suggest edits as an individual and declare my interest aka I'm an employee of the company and i'm looking to make a couple of small factual edits to our companies wiki page. I have created a new account with an individual username and declared my status as an employee (username: pippawiskin) and now the whole IP address is blocked. Thanks, Pippa
Decline reason:
Per below, and you didn't even bother to submit a new username. — Daniel Case (talk) 06:37, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
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Lmaxmarketing (talk) 16:12, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
It's not your "company's Wikipedia page", but a Wikipedia article about your company. Your company does not own it and has no more rights to it than any other editor. As I reviewed your prior request, I will leave this for someone else to review. 331dot (talk) 17:00, 25 May 2022 (UTC)
Lmaxmarketing (talk) 08:08, 27 May 2022 (UTC) Hi, i tried to create a new account that fits the user guidelines - this is 'pippawiskin' - this is also blocked as it shares an IP address with this incorrectly named username 'lmaxmarketing', so i'm blocked across both. I'm trying to suggest a couple of factual changes for review eg number of employee at LMAX Group, as well as the published 2020 revenue figures and the 30% acquisition of the company (all with references), but i seem to be unable to speak to anyone due to the ip address block. I'd really appreciate if someone could help me. Thank you
- Daniel Case Just noting that they didn't propose a new username because they want to use their User talk:Pippawiskin account that I blocked as a sock/meat puppet. I told them that the operator of this account needed to appeal. Pippawiskin, you can only do this if you were the operator of this account initially. 331dot (talk) 08:45, 27 May 2022 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The Pippawiskin account is indefinitely blocked for sockpuppetry, which is our term for creating a new account to circumvent a block on the old one – i.e., what you've done. To be unblocked you will need to address the three bullet-points (Disclose ..., Convince ..., Describe ...) in the block notice I left you above. If you do that it may be possible to unblock one of your accounts. Please note that you won't in any case be unblocked to continue promoting your company. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 08:49, 27 May 2022 (UTC)