User talk:BruceLS

Your submission at Articles for creation: European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME (December 12)
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Timothytyy (talk) 09:15, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME


A tag has been placed on Draft:European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from CEA-PME. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Speedy deletion of Draft:European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME


The page Draft:European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. 331dot (talk) 10:14, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

December 2023
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must: To do this, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked.
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked; and
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
 * Provide a new username.

Please note that the new username you choose cannot already be taken and in use by another account. You can go here to search and see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns that no global account with that username exists, that means it is available to be taken.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. 331dot (talk) 10:14, 12 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Would you be able to suggest an acceptable user name?
 * As explained in the email to the Wikipedia support, we are merely attempting to update and rectify the information about the confederation European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME (ex. CEA-PME). There is information available online on the confederation and there is no conflict of interest involved in the editing of the article at hand. As the management changed, it is necessary to update the online presence of the confederation for the sake of the stakeholders that are represented. Thank you in advance European Entrepreneurs (talk) 11:24, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * We can't pick a username for you. Your username needs to be individualistic in nature.  Your real name is not required. If you wish to indicate your organization in your username, you may format your proposed username as "JohnDoe of EuropeanEntrepreneurs" or similar.
 * There is no "Wikipedia support" so I'm not sure who you emailed. You gravely misunderstand conflict of interest; you say you were asked by the board to edit about them and I assume you were asked because you are associated with them(but even just them asking you is an association). This is unquestionably a conflict of interest. 331dot (talk) 11:35, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I would also add that if you are editing at the request of the board, please read WP:BOSS and have the board read it too. 331dot (talk) 11:37, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for clarifying the Username issue, if allowed, I will try to select an acceptable one.
 * I fully understand the conflict of interest point you are raising. The reason I had to create a new page on "European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME" is because the confederation has changed name back in 2021 but nobody had updated the Wikipedia page. The person who created the page and titled it "CEA-PME" has not left any indication of the account used to do so and cannot be reached anymore, and thus I was unable to simply update the name.
 * That is why I attempted to create a new page with the updated name of the confederation and the one of the new president and co-president as verifiable on the confederation's website/LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/european-entrepreneurs-cea-pme/ / https://www.european-entrepreneurs.org/european-entrepreneurs-welcomes-new-president-new-co-president-and-new-members/) but I erroneously incurred into the aforementioned infringements. I now understand how without context my actions might have been perceived as not in line with the guidelines, so I apologise for the lack of information provided previously.
 * Considering my explanation, would you be able to assist me in solving this issue? Hence, updating the "CEA-PME" page with the correct publicly available information.
 * I could not think of another way of ensuring that the information on Wikipedia would be updated, and thus I would be really grateful if you could point me in the right direction.
 * Again, thank you for your explanation, and for your time. European Entrepreneurs (talk) 13:11, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * You may make a new unblock request for someone else to review in which you explain how you will contribute consistent with the conflict of interest policy. It would also help(though it's not required) if you described any other topics that you were potentially interested in contributing about. 331dot (talk) 13:15, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much for the information, it is much appreciated! I shall make a new unblock request and be clear in explaining how I will contribute in accordance with the conflict of interest policy. Thank you again for your understanding and for the help! European Entrepreneurs (talk) 14:50, 13 December 2023 (UTC)


 * What new username do you want? PhilKnight (talk) 16:24, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I would like: BruceLS if that is an acceptable one.
 * Thank you European Entrepreneurs (talk) 08:26, 14 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, I was wondering if there were news concerning the possibility to change my username to BruceLS, so that I could appropriately updated the page at hand. Thank you in advance. European Entrepreneurs (talk) 14:36, 28 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Your proposed username is okay, but you don't say how you will edit with a conflict of interest. PhilKnight (talk) 14:19, 8 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Or rather, outside of one. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:34, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

globally renamed European Entrepreneurs to BruceLS and unblock discussion
It is done. However, I'm too old, senile, and tired to wade through that unblock request. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:36, 9 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Dear Deepfriedokra,
 * Thank you for allowing the username change, I appreciate that. I fully understand that this unblocking process seem to be a cumbersome one. Maybe another moderator could be so kind to take over handling this particular issue?
 * Nevertheless, I am fully aware of the issues surrounding COI and during the time it passed between my first blocking and our recent discussion, I have extensively researched and collected different articles describing the organization's history/news/composition/mission, which would provide an irrefutably neutral point of view on the matter. While I understand that this might not be enough, I would appreciate the possibility to propose a revised version of the text and kindly ask for other editors' feedback to ensure transparency and impartiality. If necessary, I can also provide the aforementioned sources I have retrieved on the internet to show what information I would use to compile a new article on the SME confederation at hand.
 * Looking forward to your reply
 * Best regards BruceLS (talk) 14:37, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Well, I won't unblock you to edit about conflict of interest, but I will leave the unblock request for another. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:41, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I understand. I will be more than happy to discuss with another editor/moderator how to ensure the utmost transparency when it comes to the writing of this article. I believe I could propose a new article by posting it on the COI noticeboard, but I shall await the instructions of someone before further complicating the matter. I again appreciate your help and hope another moderator will kindly assist me. BruceLS (talk) 08:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)