User talk:Awaters4282

Petition for unblock: I think blocking the magazine Wine & Country and deleting appropriate links - like the link that was on the media page of Charlottesville, the city it covers, punishes someone else rather than me. I no longer work there but I feel badly that my ignorance created this situation and I would really like this to be resolved. I have no intention of editing Wikipedia again - I'm entirely too nervous now which I'm sure is just as well! It is a great resource. Awaters4282 (talk) 01:35, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Awaters4282 (talk) 01:35, 8 August 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Awaters4282, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Barboursville Vineyards have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.


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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 12:35, 7 July 2020 (UTC)

Adding links to wineandcountrylife.com
Please do not go around adding marginally relevant links into articles. Wikipedia is not for advertising or promotion, and only uses external links in certain cases where they are especially relevant and appropriately separated from the rest of the article. Vahurzpu (talk) 18:51, 23 April 2021 (UTC)

April 2021
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for advertising or promotion. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Kinu t/c 22:38, 23 April 2021 (UTC) The site you have repeatedly attempted to add has also been blacklisted. -- Kinu t/c 22:40, 23 April 2021 (UTC)