User talk:Apostolicmission

That catalog was written partly by me but was actually an evolution of contributions of many writers over the coarse of a long period of time as most documents are in a scholastic setting where copyrights are of no concern. The content that I used from the catalog was the least promotional material in the catalog. It was a simple explanation and history. Also you can see in the edits at one point I had referenced the catalog but I later took it out because it seemed to close to an advertisement to reference it so I took it off after reading the rules better. Im honestly just trying to build a legit article about a very notable school in pentecostal ranks. The problem is I work for the school and now realize no matter what I do an admin will raise a flag. BUT I have taken MANY steps to make things right. The problem is I cannot prove myself to multiple admins simultaneously. Please review the email below to another admin that had originally blocked me. I ask for a clean slate. Please unblock my IP, let me change my "spam" username, let me clean up my mess. I have caused no damage to wikipedia and have no intentions of wasting my time vandelizing pages or creating advertisements on Wikipedia.

Thanks for following up.... Previous conversation with another admin by email:

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Apostolicmission  wrote: > Hey orangemike. You blocked me. I see my username (apostolicmission) is a problem now and I want to change it but I am having a tough time making that happen. Also I maybe violating a rule such as a conflict of interest as I'm pretty tied to the article as I attended the school and now I work in many aspects of the school. I originally decided to write the article after reading many other articles about schools with less notoriety and history. Wikipedia is a bit overwhelming but I want to stick with it and see what happens. Also some marked to delete my photo stating that it was a drawing? Wikipedia seems to be a tough place to survive. please help if you can. I feel strongly that the article can be improved and I'm just asking for the space and grace to try. > > Looking for help in these area: > > *suggestion concerning username problem > *suggestion concerning my first article > *suggestion for unblocking my IP and username > *suggestion for protecting my picture

Orangemike's response-

I'd say the big problem is that you're too close to the subject to be a good writer about it. That's why we are so harsh on conflict of interest, and have lots of snarky articles with titles like "Nobody cares about your garage band" and "WIkipedia is not here to promote your noble cause."

Since you were editing about ABI, I'd advise you to request a change of username, and mention on your userpage somewhere that you had previously edited as User:Apostolicmission. Just leave improvements of the ABI article to other editors, other than making suggestions on the talk page of the article (again, disclosing your prior identity and COI).

I'm hoping you do continue to contribute, as we don't have a really large contingent of Pentecostal editors who are willing to follow the rules even when they go against Pentecostal principles (i.e., censorship and NPOV towards false beliefs).

I'm not finding anything about a drawing; can you give me a file name?

-- Michael J. "Orange Mike" Lowrey

"When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left, I buy food and clothes." -- Desiderius Erasmus

My response to above

Orange Mike, I think I did make a change of request already by following a few links yesterday but now I can't figure out what rabbit hole I went down to get there. I seem to be blocked from viewing it now. I will look into it further. I also tried to edit my page to put up a bio and explanation but now I cant do that either. I will write my suggestions in the talk pages of the article from this point on. NPOV is a little tricky when your writing about something you are intimate with. I will be more critical of my edits. It will be frustrating to see it deleted and never allowed to live again over user error. Also the subject of notoriety is somewhat questionable as what maybe notable to me may not be notable to you and vise versa. That is the beauty of the wiki, you can find what your looking for and more often even things you didn't know you were looking for. If its your interest you can dig deeper, and if not its only a click a away.

Is it a conflict interest to invite other Pentecostals (not directly associated with the school) to add to the article? I think I will write another article in another area of interest to learn the ropes...

Blessings,

Jerry Lee Simmons Apostolic Bible Institute 6944 Hudson Blvd. Saint Paul, MN 55128 651-494-8491

Whoops-

The file name-

File:Apostolic_Bible_Institute_Campus.jpg

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Speedy deletion nomination of Apostolic bible institute


A tag has been placed on Apostolic bible institute, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page 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 an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

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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.

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 it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

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, or organization. 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.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. 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:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text 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. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  17:26, 19 January 2011 (UTC)