FredJFish

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a mere directory of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that exist to attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam policies for further explanations of links that are considered appropriate. If you feel the link should be added to the article, then please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. See the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --Guinnog 21:51, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming, and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising. Thanks. --Guinnog 21:59, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

This is your last warning. The next time you insert a spam link, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia. --Guinnog 22:03, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

External links, yes - innappropriate, no.

With all due respect, the links I am adding are completely apropos to the subjects. The articles are well written and researched, and enhance the Wiki as a result. Thanks.

In that case, please discuss the addition on each individual article's talk page and obtain consensus there, rather than adding them en masse. Thanks. --Guinnog 22:10, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

External links should really kept to dedicated websites. Except in the case of citations, we don't normally link to individual articles, otherwise the links sections would grow out of control. Also, your username, jeez, you could have been a bit more subtle.

Your website is fairly comprehenisve, and I'm sure that in time people will start citing it in time. - Coil00 22:19, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Am reading through the Sex Pistols section of your site, BTY, there's plenty that could be incorporated into the Wikipedia article. A commercial website like this is excellent as a source of cited primary information, but you cannot link spam as you've been doing. Best solution, as Guinnog mentions above, is to alert editors in the talk pages and let them do the rest. Thanks - Coil00 22:31, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I've read the guidelines, and I really don't see what I was doing as spam. I was trying to contribute to the project - quality links, precisely placed, nothing showy. And many of the links above the ones I inserted linked to pages (as opposed to sites). But, you're the editors. BTW, my user name was an attempt to be transparent. That worked out nicely... RandysRodeodotcom 22:46, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Ok, I don't doubt your good intentions, and that's fair enough about the username. The problem really is that these links are 'vanity' links. Not a nice word and probally unfair in this case, but the principal is that if an subject or source is notable enough to be included, then someone else will incorporate it. Of course, you need to let people know about the site, but the proper way is through the talk pages. I've only looked at your Sex Pistols article so far, and its great. I've been trying for a while to bring in the fact McLaren's booking of the band into such quote 'country & western' nightclubs was deliberatly provocative, and now you've given me an authoritative source. Thanks for that. - Coil00 23:06, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Your message; reply

Thanks for your message Randy. I'm sorry you feel my action was heavy-handed. It would have helped if you had read the guidelines on external links before posting so many to our site, or if you had heeded my first two warnings rather than continuing to add links. No matter. I had a look at your site. It is an impressive resource, although from the brief look I had it contains errors and lacks proper sources. There are many links from it to Amazon, which, as a commercial site, we are not allowed to do. All in all, my initial assessment of your site is that it would be better if you could use your undoubtedly great knowledge of music to add reliably sourced information to Wikipedia articles which need it (and you are right that many do), than to use your site itself as a source or an external link. Best wishes --Guinnog 20:50, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

November 2018

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

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 Thank you. Longhair\^talk 13:55, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I do note the issue of promotional editing was raised at your talk page some 12 years ago, and I also suspect the username policy has changed a great deal in that time also. Your username is promotional and represents a website, therefore I believe it is in violation of the existing username policy at the English Wikipedia. Only 5 links at Wikipedia link to your website and I also note that none of those links appear to have been added by this account. Another administrator will review any request to unblock should you wish to request such. If you have any questions relating to my decision to block this username I am happy to respond further. -- Longhair\^talk 13:59, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

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.

FredJFish (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:

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

Request reason:

this is a personal nickname, and it's just a personal website - I'd like to keep using it minus the "dotcom" part Randy's Rodeo (talk) 22:17, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

Decline reason:

That's still the name of a website; you will need to choose something else. 331dot (talk) 22:35, 9 December 2018 (UTC)

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.

FredJFish (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:

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

Request reason:

Because you told me to Randy's Rodeo (talk) 23:28, 10 December 2018 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Sorry, we already have a Fred.Fish and a Fredfish, so I cannot rename you to that. This is the only reason I am declining your request; you are welcome to make another with a different username. Yamla (talk) 23:30, 10 December 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.

FredJFish (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:

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

Request reason:

OK, how about this one? FredFish comes up as 'no global user' BTW - I guess the difference in capitalization threw the query off - thanks Randy's Rodeo (talk) 20:41, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

Accept reason:

renamed. welcome back. -- Dlohcierekim (talk) 20:50, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

globally renamed RandysRodeodotcom to FredJFish

globally renamed RandysRodeodotcom to FredJFish-- Dlohcierekim (talk) 20:47, 11 December 2018 (UTC)

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