User talk:ARG International

April 2021
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 23:34, 6 April 2021 (UTC)

From ARG International - I have read your statement about an individual not sounding like an organization. ARG International was not made to exert group pressure on anyone. Naming myself that was just meant for tongue in cheek. My International headquarters is the hobby room at my house. I do not sell any of the items I have edited articles about. I have no commercial connection with any manufacturer or seller other than buying them retail for my own private use. I have used these cars from childhood in the late 1960's, and have been a hobbyist still doing them at home on a private basis. That was my only intent to preserve a part of history. My long time running them spanning decades means I have extensive knowledge of the subject on the mechanical side. Facts stated about them came directly from the retail packaging, example - copyright date. In fact, now building a working track diarama for them, for private use only.

Today's kids all play on their computer game consoles. These were my "game console" of the 60's. These enriched our imaginations, taught us mechanical skills to carry through a lifetime. They are a part of history that most people will never see, but still existing being preserved on these pages. The edits I added were from the personal perspective of the appeal of playing with them. As someone reads the articles they can creat a mental picture of enjoying their use. All my edits were out of innocence, wonder, and preservation.

The pictures I had posted, I thought they were OK because there was a posting of one of the cars already on the page. I just posted other pictures of different artifacts I photographed myself. One of those was a picture of the same artifact, but disassembled. My intention was that I was creating a museum. I apologize for all the mistakes and will now leave you all alone, but will still support you with annual donations as I have been because of the use I get of the history and knowledge here that I tried to be a part of. ARG International (talk) 08:24, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * I didn't ask you to leave us alone, just to change your username as there is a business called "ARG International". Since you say that it is not a business, I will remove the block, apologies. 331dot (talk) 08:53, 7 April 2021 (UTC)
 * The block was not related to your edits, just your username. I have now removed it. 331dot (talk) 08:54, 7 April 2021 (UTC)