User talk:CommercialLeads

Account blocked because of promotional use
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, 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 it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization 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.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
 * 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.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. Gogo Dodo (talk) 16:28, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


 * Do you understand that, regardless of your name, you may not promote your business on Wikipedia? --jpgordon:==( o ) 17:00, 7 September 2010 (UTC)


 * I have left only one unblock request, as you can only have one active at a time. Your user page has been deleted, so that's not an issue. Before an unblock could be considered, could you please let us know what article(s) you would intend on editing, and what kind of contributions you will be making? --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 18:56, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

We would be adding / writing about the commercial loan industry. In particular the loans coming due (2 trillion worth) and what affect they have and will have on the markets


 * I have looked at the deleted user page. It seems to me that anyone who could write that and honestly not view it as promotional is so far away from being able to see things from an objective perspective that it is doubtful whether they could be expected to write impartially on the subject involved. I am therefore inclined to decline the unblock request, but I will leave it for the moment to give you a chance to reply. I am also not happy about your use of the word "we". Wikipedia policy is that an account is for an individual, not for a group or company. JamesBWatson (talk) 19:29, 7 September 2010 (UTC)

You are incorrect about my ability to write objectively and your comment about the "we" reference is not understood. I am new to the Wiki world and did not know all the particulars. The link I clicked said "User Page" not contribution. On any other blog, forum or like venue that typically is a request for info about the company / author including services etc.. It was a simple misinterpretation. Your call.

Good Morning, What say you? Do I get a reprieve?
 * The comment about the "we" reference means this: if you write "We would be adding ..." that explicitly means that either more than one person will be using this account or this account will be used on behalf of more than one person (such as a company). Accounts on Wikipedia are only for the use of a single person - and are not transferable.
 * On a blog, forum, etc, you are quite right when you say that a user page is to give a brief outline about the account holder. However, your user page was out and out promotion. Wikipedia is not to be used for promotional purposes - whether on the main encyclopedia pages or on user pages
 * I have already declined an unblock request, so I am not going to decide on any further requests which you may make, but as of this time, the answer to "Do I get a reprieve" is no, as there is no evidence that you will edit in a manner which is in accordance with Wikipedia's expectation, or that the account will be used by one (and only one) person in their own right (as opposed to it being a role account) - Wikipedia's username policy says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked. --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 21:18, 8 September 2010 (UTC)