Requnix
Note I have updated my account to point to a functional EMail (which I have used for years) and will now receive updates.
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Improper Blocking of Account
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Requnix (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Alex, why did you block my account? I've used the handle "Requnix" for over a decade as my personal username. It just so happens I own the requnix.com domain as well. Do you block people who have the same name as a domain they own? (which wouldn't make sense; what if it was davidallen.com?) I read the blocking policy, which specifically states it is used to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia. You failed to make any statement or provide any information on how my recent edits qualified as such, and I find no applicable reason (per the policy) for this block - this includes the common rationales of protection and disruption. As such, I would appreciate it if you would please unblock my long-term legitimate personal wikipedia account.
Decline reason:
Indeed, as the block notice says, we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website. If you hadn't also been inserting links to website, we might not have noticed, but the combination of the two is impermissible. --jpgordon::==( o ) 01:31, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
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Requnix (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
You have incorrectly represented the blocking policies. They specifically state "Accounts that appear, based on their edit history, to exist for the sole or primary purpose of promoting a person, company, product, service, or organization." (emphasis added) What you have written above is not the core policy, only a basic representation (that really isn't very accurate once you read the actual policies). As such, it's clear blocking for the purpose you're insinuating must be tied "to the sole purpose" of promoting something. As you can see, my "Requnix" user account has been around since 2008. A review of the history and edits show it does not exist for the "sole or primary purpose" of promoting XXX. Especially given prior citations (some years old) on the recently edited page referenced the same www.requnix.com website. For clarification, while the softerblock page states "Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website" -- that is not the policy. The policy link goes here. Nowhere in the Promotional Names section does it insinuate a user account name cannot be the same as a domain name (especially without the .com, etc.). The only sections that could cover this (but do not) are: Usernames that "Usernames that unambiguously represent the name of a company, group, institution or product". This is not the case as there is no company, group, institution or product. The second section relates to usernames that are "Email addresses and URLs (such as "Alice@example.com" and "Example.com") that promote a commercial web page and don't simply identify a person." Once again, this is not the case as "Requnix" is a username of a single individual, and not a URL (e.g. requnix.com). www.requnix.com is a personal website; it says "David Allen's Website" and is not a commercial website. Also it says "While plain domain names ... are sometimes acceptable, such as when the purpose is simply to identify the user as a person, they are inappropriate if they promote a commercial web page." www.requnix.com is not a commercial web page. Additionally, causeblock states a username "...represents only yourself as an individual..." That is exactly what my username does. Requnix is me. A single user. Also, the www.requnix.com website had been referenced for years in the wiki page, which I cleaned up. The citations are legitimate. As I already mentioned I have used the "Requnix" username/handle for more than a decade; much longer than I've owned the domain. Once again, the policies specifically state a block is used to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, which is at the "heart" of the policies. There has been no insinuation that my edits or username have damaged or disrupted Wikipedia. I would appreciate a bit of thought going into this process as it appears administrators are just reacting without understanding, and also citing inaccurate policy representations.
Accept reason:
In all honesty, I see nothing that would make me believe that requnix is not a personal monicker for a single individual. I use "Ceradon" in several places off-wiki. I don't have a personal website, but I couldn't see how, if I did, it would change my standing on Wikipedia in any dramatic manner. Requnix added a link to his personal website to a Wikipedia page concerning him. I really cannot fathom anything wrong with this. I've decided to unblock. ceradon (talk • edits) 02:51, 3 August 2015 (UTC)
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