User talk:BloggerMH

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing because of the following problems: 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 or a web site, which is against the username policy.

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What will you edit about if unblocked? 331dot (talk) 00:15, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

If I see holes in plot synopses of books I have read / films I have seen then I will fill those holes (The stub for The Flame Bearer was an obvious and surprising example) - I have noticed quite a few places where I could be of use in this context without introducing any of my opinions from my blog into this format. Also in terms of 'connections' or 'trivia' there are improvements to be made e.g. when it comes to popular music. However, it's difficult to feel welcomed when I get blocked on my second edit. My alias everywhere online is 'couchmagpie' and that is also my website name, so it made sense to me to use it for wikipedia, so I would rather keep that consistency and just avoid citing myself in the future. I'm open to advice on how best to proceed and happy to take BloggerMH as an alias if required.
 * Plot summaries do not need to be cited, as anyone can simply read the book/see the film to confirm the plot summary is accurate. Do you have any connection to the book you summarized?(such as knowing the author) 331dot (talk) 08:13, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Okay thanks noted regarding unnecessary citation. I have no connection to the book or author beyond thinking it deserved a plot summary on Wikipedia.

globally renamed Couchmagpie to BloggerMH
globally renamed Couchmagpie to BloggerMH -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 09:33, 4 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for the rename. I will be more careful with future contributions.

Okay so I find I'm still blocked from editing. I wonder how you can build a community of engaged contributors when this is what happens? SO please revert my edits of the page for Bernard Cornwell's The Flamebearer (which I actually wasn't finished doing given that the character list needs updating) and make it back into the 'stub' that it was. I'll continue to write in my little bubble on couchmagpie.com and stop trying to make the world a better place via Wikipedia.
 * Are you withdrawing your request to be unblocked? As we are all volunteers here, it takes time to work through these matters. 331dot (talk) 19:40, 4 August 2020 (UTC)