User talk:Cbarsi

Auto block

 * It's not working as intended. I am helping a colleague who wanted to post an article about our business. He was blocked because of an apparent conflict of interest, and I was troubleshooting with him, by looking at his account, so that he can post what he thinks is useful material without running into conflicts of interest. I haven't posted anything at all on Wikipedia, so there is no reason to block my account. Please re-review and lift this direct block. Thank you. Cbarsi (talk) 11:39, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
 * Please see reply, reproduced here: "It's not working as intended. I am helping a colleague who wanted to post an article about our business. He was blocked because of an apparent conflict of interest, and I was troubleshooting with him, by looking at his account, so that he can post what he thinks is useful material without running into conflicts of interest. I haven't posted anything at all on Wikipedia, so there is no reason to block my account. Please re-review and lift this direct block. Thank you. Cbarsi (talk) 11:39, 29 June 2022 (UTC)" Cbarsi (talk) 17:44, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
 * In fact, it is working as intended. Conflict of interest policy is one of our core policies. If you wish to add/remove/modify content related to your business, friend, family, employer, etc., you have a conflict of interest with the subject and need to adhere to Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines or you may be blocked. If you want to edit content with which you do not have conflict of interest, you're always welcome. Thanks! &#8212;CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 07:17, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what was intended, but this policy is not working here. I edited no content, and I attempted to create no articles. I was trying to understand why a colleague was blocked. Please explain to me how I violated the conflict of interest policy. I don't see anything on the COI page that I violated. I wish to appeal this block. It is unfair and incorrectly assumes malicious intent. Please unblock my account or point me to the written policy, exactly, that I violated. Cbarsi (talk) 15:02, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Your colleague (Redo-sanchez) was trying to create/edit content related to Brelyon company, in which they have conflict of interest. It is not unusual for blocked users to violate their block by creating new accounts, and thus autoblock ensures that the same IP cannot edit the content, even if the account is different. If you do not intend to edit topics related to your company, place  and also provide what articles/topics you would like to edit at the end of the page. If you violate your terms of unblocking, you'd be swiftly re-blocked. &#8212;CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 16:18, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * You didn't explain where to put this code:
 * {{unblock-auto|2=Autoblocked because your IP address was recently used by "Redo-sanchez". The reason given for Redo-sanchez's block is: "Spam / advertising-only account".|3=‪Bbb23‬|4=15019718}
 * I want to edit physics articles. Is there any way for a company employee to create an article about the company? If there is no way that is not a conflict of interest, then I won't do it.
 * To be clear, I wasn't commenting on the auto block. I was arguing that the direct block was inappropriate. Cbarsi (talk) 17:05, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
 * On this page below, except that the code I shared was slightly incorrect, that I've now fixed. Just copy and paste it below if you need. &#8212;CX Zoom[he/him] (let's talk • {C•X}) 17:33, 2 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Please also confirm my question above: Is there any way for a company employee to create an article about the company? Or is every such attempt a coi? Cbarsi (talk) 15:04, 3 July 2022 (UTC)


 * A company employee should not create an article about the company, because that is always a conflict of interest. PhilKnight (talk) 16:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I appeal this block, still, and I want to see it removed. The derogatory phrase "meat puppet" doesn't apply because I am not trying to influence anything--I definitely didn't "self admit" anything. I am trying to understand. My colleague was blocked. I logged in w his credentials to try to understand why. I was autoblocked. I created my own account to try to understand and was direct blocked. I never posted anything. I didn't even argue for my colleague to be unblocked (though I think he should be--if he violated coi, he did so accidentally.).
 * Your claim that "A company employee should not create an article about the company, because that is always a conflict of interest.," is not obvious from the Wikipedia COI webpage, and in fact, web searches about the matter suggest otherwise. At worst, this was a mistake and maybe a warning would be appropriate.
 * Please remove this block. Cbarsi (talk) 16:50, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello, please see message: I appeal this block, still, and I want to see it removed. The derogatory phrase "meat puppet" doesn't apply because I am not trying to influence anything--I definitely didn't "self admit" anything. I am trying to understand. My colleague was blocked. I logged in w his credentials to try to understand why. I was autoblocked. I created my own account to try to understand and was direct blocked. I never posted anything. I didn't even argue for my colleague to be unblocked (though I think he should be--if he violated coi, he did so accidentally.).
 * Your claim that "A company employee should not create an article about the company, because that is always a conflict of interest.," is not obvious from the Wikipedia COI webpage, and in fact, web searches about the matter suggest otherwise. At worst, this was a mistake and maybe a warning would be appropriate. Cbarsi (talk) 18:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)