SaraY2019

July 2021

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Request reason:

I do not receive any compensation in exchange for my contributions, nor am I affiliated to the Sharaf Group or Mr. Sharaf in anyway. I am only conducting the edits since I am currently undertaking a Wikipedia project in my university which requires me to create pages/perform edits for various business figures in the UAE. Mr. Sharaf of the Sharaf Group was my first. I understand that Wikipedia's policy of self promotion was breached which led to my account getting blocked, I will not repeat the kind of edits which will lead me to getting blocked again. If I am unblocked, I intend to make contributions that will help provide correct and updated information about prominent business figures, which include the board members of the Sharaf Group in the UAE

Decline reason:

I have renamed your account, which resolves that aspect of the block. However, I find the substance of your request implausible, and as such I am declining your request. You may make another for someone else to review. 331dot (talk) 13:45, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Note that the unblock request was added to this page from the ip user, 94.203.12.207 (talk · contribs · WHOIS) -- Longhair\^talk 05:45, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

• Please log in to your account before posting, so we know it's you. What is your connection to Sharaf Industries or Mr. Sharaf? If you work for the company or him, you are a paid editor, you don't have to be specifically paid for edits or specifically directed to edit. 331dot (talk) 07:15, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

I ask again, what is your connection? You didn't edit about this topic by chance. 331dot (talk) 07:41, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

since I am currently undertaking a Wikipedia project in my university which requires me to create pages/perform edits for various business figures in the UAE. Mr. Sharaf of the Sharaf Group was my first — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sharafgroup (talk • contribs)

It's very unfair to you, especially if you are being graded, for your university to ask you to create articles for a project, as most of the process is outside of your control. Perhaps your university is not aware of the education program materials. You seem very focused on Mr. Sharaf and his business for a general project. 331dot (talk) 08:03, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Please post replies below this comment, so it's easier to follow the discussion. 331dot (talk) 08:04, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

I have met quite a few employees working for the Sharaf Group, specifically in Sharaf Travel and Sharaf DG. I have also done school presentations on the Sharaf Group before which is how my knowledge about their group is quite extensive. This is why I chose the group for my university project as well. After conducting some research I came across the page of Mr. Mohammed Sharaf on Wikipedia, who is another board member for the group. However, other members such as Mr. Sharafuddin Sharaf, Salaah Sharaf and Mr. Yousuf Sharaf do not have their own pages. Hence, I decided to create pages for them, starting with Mr. Yousuf, Sharafgroup (talk) 08:18, 25 July 2021 (UTC)to further my project.

I have renamed your account. 331dot (talk) 10:54, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank you very much, this project is very important for my university grade. I highly appreciate your help on the matter!SaraY2019 (talk) 12:09, 25 July 2021 (UTC)