RayGusman

August 2019

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.

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{{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}

at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names.

 Thank you. 331dot (talk) 15:59, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

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).

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

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Request reason:

Hi! I believe I've been blocked for COI reasons, however I have followed the guidelines and made the necessary disclosures. I am not creating a promotion or anything of the sort. I am merely stating the facts. There exists a company, it was founded in 2019, and it does X. Language is neutral throughout. Please let me know if there are further actions that I must take. All the best. Phonicresearch (talk) 16:24, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Decline reason:

As 331dot has said, you need a new username. Either of us can rename and unblock you. I can rename you if you ping me by placing {{ping|dlohcierekim}} in your request and sign with 4 ~'s.-- Dlohcierekim 18:42, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

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The block is primarily for your username; usernames cannot be that of an organization per the username policy; usernames must indicate that a specific individual is using the account(your real name is not required). A name in the format of "Username of Phonicresearch" would be acceptable. If you follow the instructions above to propose a new name, I can rename your account and remove the block.

Please note that Wikipedia is not for merely telling about something; that's considered promotional(even if not actively soliciting clients/customers). Wikipedia is interested in what independent reliable sources state about subjects, not in what the subject wants to say about itself. To be successful in writing an article about your organization(which you should use Articles for Creation for) you will essentially need to forget everything you know about it and only write based on what independent sources state(this does not include your website, press releases, announcements, etc.) Note that your user page is not article space, but a place to introduce yourself to the Wikipedia community in the context of your Wikipedia use. 331dot (talk) 16:29, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Phonicresearch. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the COI guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:Spam);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 15:59, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

@Dlohcierekim: Hello Dlohcierekim, I have successfully changed my username. Please let me know if there's something else I must do to proceed. RayGusman (talk) 10:45, 22 August 2019 (UTC) RayGusman @Dlohcierekim:

Note that pings do not work unless you sign your post by putting ~~~~ at the end of it(without the nowiki tags around it as seen in the edit window). I will remove the block in a moment, more advice to come. 331dot (talk) 10:48, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

I have removed the block. You will need to read the conflict of interest notice above and the pages linked therein, as there are likely some required disclosures that you need to make. If you have any questions, you may ask here(I will see them), at the Teahouse or Help Desk. 331dot (talk) 10:50, 22 August 2019 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Phonic Research (August 24)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Theroadislong were: 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:Phonic Research 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:Phonic Research, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{db-self}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Theroadislong (talk) 16:25, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Hello, RayGusman! 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! Theroadislong (talk) 16:25, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

Draft:Phonic Research concern

Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Draft:Phonic Research, a page you created, has not been edited in 5 months. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it.

You may request Userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available at WP:REFUND/G13.

Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 01:26, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Phonic Research

Hello, RayGusman. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Phonic Research".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! Lapablo (talk) 10:09, 25 February 2020 (UTC)