TouchDivaCorp

Hello!!!

We did read and understand the Wikipedia terms on self-promotion, however upon reading articles of companies similar to us, it seemed that several of them had made artices about themselves, for instance: "spotify" or "pandora".

TouchDiva has been around for longer than many other similar companies, and many articles have been written in the Danish, and international press. It was our intention to ad these references today. Given the extensive list of links to articles below, we believe that our company fulfills the notability requirements of Wikipedia. At the same time, all information we have written is backed up by these 3rd-party sources.

We have tried to be as neutral as possible when writing the text, and of course expect others to edit the page once it is up - but someone should put it there in the first place!

We tried to start a "talk" page this morning in order to post the references below - according to the recommendations put forth by Wiki - but were unable to do so, since we have been blocked.

A quick search for articles about TouchDiva yielded the following links and over the following days, we intend to come up with even more 3rd party documentation:

English press:

http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/touchdiva-the-greatest-entertainment-device-youve-never-heard/

http://www.gadgetlegend.com/touchdiva-touch-screen-device-with-unlimited-music.html

http://www.gadgetreview.com/2008/11/touchdiva-touchscreen-and-unlimited-music.html

http://musicandcopyright.wordpress.com/2010/05/19/a-global-online-music-pricing-update/

http://weblogsurf.com/touch-diva-music-to-your-taste-and-with-great-style/

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2008/11/touchdiva-entertainment-device/

http://www.crazyengineers.com/forum/ce-infocus/7954-touchdiva-greatest-entertainment-device-youve-never-heard.html

http://www.luxurylaunches.com/gadgets/touchdiva_to_hit_european_markets_on_1st_december_for_1100.php

http://www.gaygadget.com/?tag=touchdiva

http://www.gentlemansgadgets.com/after-the-ipod-comes-the-touchdiva-maybe/

http://www.itechnews.net/2008/11/18/touchdiva-touchscreen-music-device/

Danish press:

http://beep.tv2.dk/entry.php/id-377968.html (TV2 is a major TV station)

http://beep.tv2.dk/entry.php/id-299295.html?ss (TV2 is a major TV station)

http://www.business.dk/tech-mobil/dansk-opfindelse-skal-aendre-musiksalget (Major business newspaper)

http://borsen.dk/nyheder/it/artikel/1/195279/gadget-ekspert_ikke_imponeret_over_beosound_8.html (Major business newspaper, mentioning TouchDiva compared to a Bang & Olufsen product)

http://ing.dk/artikel/93394-ivaerksaetter-klar-til-at-give-beosound-5-baghjul?nyhedsbrev (Newspaper for engineers)

http://www.idenyt.dk/artikler_show.asp?show=16100 (Magazine)

http://www.t3.dk/touchdiva_er_gaaet_konkurs (Gadget magazine)

http://gear.comon.dk/nyheder/dansk-trykfoelsom-diva-er-fuld-af-musik-1.117342.html (Gadget magazine)

http://gaffa.dk/nyhed/29866 (Music magazine)

http://www.icepower.bang-olufsen.com/en/news/news?id=35

German press:

http://www.cnet.de/blogs/planet-cnet/musik/41206253/touchdiva_bringt_musik_on_demand_ins_wohnzimmer.htm

http://www.boerse-am-sonntag.de/artikel/lebensart//2236_TouchDiva_%E2%80%93_Musikstreaming_in_edler_Verpackung.html

http://digitalleben.t-online.de/die-diva-unter-den-playern/id_16890452/index

Dutch press:

http://www.nu.nl/plugged/1845991/touchdiva-een-soort-internetjukebox.html

http://www.hear.nl/nieuws/4895/touchdiva_slim_muziekapparaat/

French press:

http://www.mac4ever.com/news/40678/touchdiva_bang_olufsen_et_la_musique_numerique/

--TouchDivaCorp (talk) 10:05, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

February 2011

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

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

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If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. JamesBWatson (talk) 21:15, 8 February 2011 (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).

TouchDivaCorp (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:

Dear Sirs!

We have been blocked by administrator JamesBWatson. Mr. Watson has pointed out that we didn't fullfill notability requirements etc. Since then, we have written a reply under our talk page, and sent numerous emails to Mr. Watson. However, we have not received any reply from Mr. Watson, despite several mails from our side.

Above we have linked to 27 different 3rd party sources on the internet. Several of the links being to major TV stations, recognized companies, and numerous major printed tech-magazines. On the basis of these articles, we believe that we fullfill the notability requirements. Everything written in the original article may be backed up by these 3rd party sources.

We hope that this email may initiate a dialogue between us, so that we may carry on the process.

Decline reason:

I'm sorry that your experience here so far has been less than ideal, but there are some things you'll need to understand if you are to edit Wikipedia. First, using your organization's name (or variant of) as your username is not acceptable, nor is your use of "we", which implies that it is being used my more than one person (see WP:NOSHARE). Second, it is almost never proper for someone with such an obvious conflict of interest to write an article about their organization. If your organization is truly notable, someone not associated with the organization will undoubtedly write an article such as the Pandora Radio article you mentioned above. —DoRD (talk) 11:37, 26 April 2011 (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.

Please note that all Wikipedia editors and admins are volunteers and do have lives outside Wikipedia. Please also note that Wikipedia accounts are for the use of one person, not pairs (even identical twins...), groups or companies. Your use of 'we' implies that you haven't got the message yet. Peridon (talk) 09:32, 26 April 2011 (UTC)

Friendly advice

Here's how to become unblocked ...

1. Promise to not violate WP:COI - this will mean not writing about your company
2. Ensure only 1 person has access to the account, as per our WP:NOSHARE
3. Submit a request to change the name of this account to something that clearly is not related to the company, as per the same username policy
4. Understand the concept of reliable sources and notability

As such, you will need to read the guide to appealing blocks, and use the {{unblock-spamun}} template once you have addressed these issues. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 11:54, 26 April 2011 (UTC)