User talk:SmileFarms2017

Speedy deletion nomination of User:SmileFarms2017/sandbox[edit]

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A tag has been placed on User:SmileFarms2017/sandbox, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be a clear copyright infringement of http://www.smilefarms.org/about.html. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Yeryry (talk) 15:27, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017[edit]

There have been two problems identified with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia; and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth 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 kind of 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, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:29, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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.

SmileFarms2017 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

Damj1995 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I now understand that the previous username violated Wikipedia's user policy. There was some confusion on my end regarding the username information. I will not be using this account to post promotional content of any type. I am looking to provide unbiased information about several topics including Smile Farms Inc. and not use this site as a promotional platform in any way. Furthermore I am planning on making the necessary alterations to the page in order to correct any copyright infringement issues that have previously arisen, however in order to do this the username must be unlocked

Decline reason:

So far, your contributions have been unambiguously promotional. As such, it's unlikely you'll be unblocked if all you wish to do is write about Smile Farms. If instead you wish to write about things for which you are not in violation of WP:COI and WP:PAID, you are welcome to specify what those things would be, and we'd consider unblocking you. Yamla (talk) 18:04, 21 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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.

SmileFarms2017 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

DAMNJ1995 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

I am a paid contributor

This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Smile Farms Inc. for their contributions to Wikipedia.

. I am trying to write an unbiased page for the organization, or find a way for the page to be written for us. The username change request is being made in order to not conflict with WP:SPAM. We are not trying to create a promotional Wikipedia page for the organization and are compiling existing unbiased news articles that detail Smile Farms Inc. so that they can be used as reliable sources in accordance with WP:IRS. Contributions may also be provided for pages regarding disabilities, agriculture, jobs, nonprofit organizations, affiliated organizations

Decline reason:

The username would be acceptable. However, I took a look at the draft you wrote. If you did not deliberately try to write a promotional Wikipedia page for the organization, your conflict of interest is far too strong to write neutrally about the organization. There were also copyright issues. Huon (talk) 17:15, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]