User talk:850Marcom

unblock | reason=New account, office uses VPN
I am new to Wikipedia... I am a technical writer/editor by profession. However, I'm not able to make any edits or get my new account going due to the type of internet at my office? Please assist. Thank you 850Marcom (talk) 16:21, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Why do you need to use your office VPN in order to edit? What do you plan to write about and do you have any relationship to those subjects? --Yamla (talk) 16:55, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * No relationship. Outreach and communication are part of my job. I would like to able to write and edit on Wikipedia at work as well as home. If I see an edit that should be made, I would like to make it at work when I see it. 850Marcom (talk) 17:49, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * You say, "No relationship. Outreach and communication are part of my job". Please be specific. Who do you work for? Do you understand that you should avoid directly writing about your employer and anyone they have relationships with? --Yamla (talk) 18:19, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, currently I support the US Navy, Air Force, Federal Highway Administration, state departments of transportation. Support contracts vary. Maybe I should just hot spot internet off my phone when I want to write on Wikipedia? 850Marcom (talk) 18:24, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for answering all my questions. I've granted you WP:IPBE for three months. So long as you avoid writing about subjects for which you have a conflict of interest and avoid other significant problems, it should be easy to get this extended once the three months are up! --Yamla (talk) 18:30, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

IP block exempt
I have granted your account an exemption from IP blocking. This will allow you to edit the English Wikipedia through full blocks affecting your IP address when you are logged in.

Please read the page IP block exemption carefully, especially the section on IP block exemption conditions. Inappropriate usage of this user right may result in revocation. I hope this will enhance your editing, and allow you to edit successfully and without disruption. Yamla (talk) 18:30, 31 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I will watch videos and do more research to understand the rules and procedures. 850Marcom (talk) 18:32, 31 January 2024 (UTC)
 * WP:5P is a great place to start, too! Happy editing! --Yamla (talk) 18:50, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, 850Marcom. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the edit COI template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see );
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see );
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. --Yamla (talk) 10:24, 1 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I've edited about my hometown, the school system, and other topics that do not create a conflict of interest. 850Marcom (talk) 19:07, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * You previously indicated, "Yes, currently I support the US Navy, Air Force, Federal Highway Administration, state departments of transportation." You've written about the Coast Guard, the Air Force, and the Navy, among other things. --Yamla (talk) 19:13, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
 * How do you personally come to own the copyright to File:Willie Spears.png while having no conflict of interest? This is an image which appears at westernpanhandlefca.org, a website that all images are copyrighted and the property of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. I'm really, really concerned that you appear to be continuing to violate WP:COI (or possibly WP:COPYRIGHT) and am considering blocking you indefinitely. --Yamla (talk) 11:03, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * As you have repeatedly refused to address these concerns, I have had to block you indefinitely. WP:GAB explains how to contest your block. --Yamla (talk) 19:34, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Godo morning, I don't understand how I've repeatedly refused to address concerns? What concerns? I thought earlier in the talk page you were just making me aware of COI policies. How did I break COI? If a photo is on facebook with no copyright and I download it, I'm not sure what to select in the copyright section. Can I get unblocked and just not upload photos? Who do I ask for help when I don't know how to do something? You messaged me Sunday, I was traveling, then before I could reply, you blocked me the same day. I have a lot to offer this site. I made some worthwhile edits my first week. Thank you for the assistance. 850Marcom (talk) 14:26, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Also, if the issue is that I requested access while at work, can you just block my VPN? I was just going to get on here when I don't have other projects happening at work. I'll do wikipedia stuff nights and weekends at home if that is what created the issue to begin with. 850Marcom (talk) 15:01, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I don't work for the Coast Guard and the Navy folks are in CA not anything in FL. I worked for the AF ten years ago. This was all common knowledge local news updates that I added and sourced to news stories. 850Marcom (talk) 19:26, 6 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Not reviewing below request. You still have not dealt with the issues that led to your block. Please adjust your current unblock request accordingly. Thanks &#45;- Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:31, 12 February 2024 (UTC)
 * I am unsure how to address the issues that led to my block. I replied with explanations but am not sure what else to do in addition to the replies. Thank you. 850Marcom (talk) 23:08, 12 February 2024 (UTC)