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Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

What can I do now?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company, organization, or clients. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

• Add the text {{unblock-spamun|doitright|I must avoid creating conflicts of interest by posting or editing topics I am related to socially or in business or that will benefit me in any way. My interest in learning how to add to Wikipedia properly is far more important to me than posting topics related to me or where I may benefit.}} on your user talk page.
• Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
• Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:

• Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block.

Daniel Case (talk) 04:21, 1 November 2011 (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:

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

Request reason:

Daniel Case

Decline reason:

In view of your assurance about your editing intentions, I was inclined to give you another chance, especially as the block was on the basis of two edits (one of them blocked by an edit filter) over four years ago. However, I consulted the blocking administrator, who was in email touch with you, and I waited for you to respond to the request to suggest another username, and in over a month you have not responded, so I am closing this request. You may post another unblock request if you are willing to respond to messages such as those. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 18:01, 12 March 2016 (UTC)

That username is taken. Please choose a new one. —Jeremy v^_^v ^Bori! 21:28, 9 February 2016 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions:

• Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
• Do you understand conflict of interest?
• Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?
• What edits do you intend to make once unblocked?
• Are you paid in any way for your contributions to this site? (You are legally required to disclose this per our terms of use and paid editing policy.)

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the important principles above. — Coffee // have a cup // beans // 13:07, 9 February 2016 (UTC)