User talk:CarterL2011

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Random spaces
Hello, your recent edits to country articles have introduced random spaces in the text. If you can find out why, please address it. Thanks very much. Chipmunkdavis (talk) 10:18, 5 August 2011 (UTC)


 * This is still happening. For instance, in this edit, you inserted a gap in "being" so that it became "bein g". --88.104.36.157 (talk) 14:13, 15 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Please address this problem, else people could form the impression that you're doing it on purpose. --88.104.36.157 (talk) 14:23, 15 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Are you willing to discuss this or at least look into what's going wrong? --88.104.36.157 (talk) 14:31, 15 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Please respond. --88.104.36.157 (talk) 14:34, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

August 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Country risk. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --88.104.47.107 (talk) 11:07, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Vanuatu. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. --88.104.47.107 (talk) 11:27, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello Emresearch6. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Яehevkor ✉  12:59, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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 such groups are generally discouraged from using 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.
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 * 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.
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If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  14:02, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Ornagemike
Hi Orangemike,

My account has been blocked because my edits were deemed to have "publicity and/or promotional purposes". This was not my intention!!! I understand that I need to provide the sources of my data, which is why I added the references to the website and the articles. I thought this is what I was required to do? I am not sure why this is seen as "promotional" as the Euromoney survey provides scores and rankings by expert economists, academics and financial experts around the world. I apologise for any inconvenience and would be very grateful for some assistance and guidance in this matter.--Emresearch6 (talk) 10:40, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Unblock Request
--Emresearch6 (talk) 15:01, 10 August 2011 (UTC)

Referencing
In regards to your Zambia edit, that is not what a reference should look like. A reference should give the name of the source and the publisher, along with various other bits of information depending on the type of reference. Please see WP:Citation templates, and use one of those to cite your sources. Thank you, Chipmunkdavis (talk) 10:04, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Talkback
--88.104.36.157 (talk) 14:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

References and Punctuation
When adding references, if they are at the end of a sentence or sentence fragment, they should be placed after the punctuation mark. I just changed your Malawi edit here. Please keep this in mind when writing. Cheers, Chipmunkdavis (talk) 15:43, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Apparently didn't understand the first block
You have been blocked from editing Wikipedia for continuing to add spam links. If you wish to make useful contributions, you may place unblock on your user talk page to have the block reviewed. Persistent spammers will have their websites blacklisted from Wikipedia.

OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:23, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

Unblock Request/Review

 * No, no, no and no. It does not.  Continuing to request unblock requests that address the exact thing time and time again will lead to removal of your access to this talkpage. ( talk→   BWilkins   ←track ) 14:15, 17 August 2011 (UTC)

WikiIndaba and Wikipedian in Residence Notice
Dear

As a Wikipedian interested in African subjects and specifically Malawi, I would like you to be aware of the following two opportunities:

1. Wikimedia South Africa and WikiAfrica are organising an WikiIndaba for February 2014 – a continental meeting for Africa-based Wikipedians to get together, discuss challenges and drive the agenda for Wikipedia from Africa. If you support this initiative, then please sign up on this site: http://wikiindaba.net – we also want to hear what you want the Wiki Indaba to achieve. What are your expectations? What does it need to include? Who and what do you want to see happen at WikiIndaba? What is your area of interest? Languages? Data? Please share your ideas and thoughts on the Community Portal

2. WikiAfrica is looking for a Wikipedian in Residence from Malawi. This might be a position that you would consider. Or it could be the perfect opportunity for someone you know from Malawi, please spread the word! For more details, please look at this page: http://www.wikiafrica.net/wikipedian-in-residence-malawi

If you have any questions about either of the above, please contact isla on isla [at] wikiafrica [dot] net : Isla Haddow (talk)