Sperlinginteractive

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September 2014

Hello, I'm EricEnfermero. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Willemstad because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. EricEnfermero ^HOWDY! 15:13, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Sperlinginteractive", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it suggests editing on behalf of a group. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. EricEnfermero ^HOWDY! 15:17, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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This is your only warning; if you insert a spam link to Wikipedia again, as you did at Haitian Vodou, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines. McGeddon (talk) 15:18, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for adding spam links. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia and potentially penalized by search engines. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:32, 19 September 2014 (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).

Sperlinginteractive (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:

I apologize if I have done anything wrong. The source added to those pages is a blog for a woman who travels and shares her experiences on her website. If you read the article included in the link, all of the references I had added refer to subject matter mentioned in the piece. She interviews Jacob Gelt Dekker and talks about his work and travels in Curacao, and how he had rebuilt a part of Willemstad. Thus the reference additions to your Willemstad article looked appropriate and useful. It is also a very long article which briefly touches upon several subjects. In the interview, he talks about his visit to Cuba and Haiti, and briefly mentions Voodoo in these parts of the world. It might have been too far of a stretch, but I thought that would be relevant to that subject as well. I am new to this site, and if I am adding links to the wrong area of the article, I assure you that I didn't do it intentionally. They are not a link to a spam site or a profit site, these links were to someone's blog with relevant information. http://www.viewfromthepier.com/2014/08/26/jacob-gelt-dekker/ Sperlinginteractive (talk) 16:32, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

Decline reason:

I'm declining your block, as you don't seem to understand why you have been blocked.

To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that the block is no longer necessary because you:

1. understand what you have been blocked for,
2. will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. PhilKnight (talk) 19:20, 19 September 2014 (UTC)

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If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Someone's blog which you seem to have forgotten to mention is on a website designed by the company you work for. What a curious omission! Pinkbeast (talk) 18:39, 19 September 2014 (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).

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Request reason:

I made a mistake of making the username reflective of the company name. I was unaware of that policy under the username and maybe it should be a little more clear when you go to make a username on the first page. I was just trying to make a general username. Yes, the blog is a site that the company designed, but it was not meant to be an advertisement for us (the only reference to the company is a link in the copyright in the footer.) It was an honest mistake and I will no longer be making any edits and disturbing the function of this site. I would like to apologize for any disruption.siwebs (talk) 11:56, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Decline reason:

Procedural decline per below. — Daniel Case (talk) 17:43, 22 September 2014 (UTC)

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If you want to edit productively and not about the woman, you'll need to change your name. There's a special unblock template for that: {{unblock-un|<new username>|<reason>}}. If you paste that in, take out the "tlx|". Origamite^ⓣⓒ 13:23, 21 September 2014 (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.

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Requested username:

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

Request reason:

I made a mistake of using the company's name as a username and would like to change it so it doesn't disturb the policies of the site should I want to make legitimate edits in the future. I will not be making edits to advertise.

Decline reason:

The username Spiderwebs already exists (although it appears to have zero edits). I also see no verification that you will not try and link to your sites again in the future, and that you will not violate WP:COI the panda ₯’ 22:50, 16 October 2014 (UTC)