User talk:Darius Onoben

Your submission at Articles for creation: Francis Egbogun (December 23)
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Snowycats (talk) 18:35, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, MHMchurch, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was User:MHMchurch/sandbox/Francis Egbogun, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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January 2020
There have been two problems with this account: 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 also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. Additionally, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

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What topics will you edit about, since you won't be permitted to edit about your church or its clergy? 331dot (talk) 12:00, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I shall refrain from editing my church or/and its clergy, as advised. Similarly, I shall refrain myself from editing any draft for advertising or promotion purpose. I do not have any specific edit in mind. However, I shall commit myself as a user to edit drafts in accordance with the Wikipedia policies. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darius Onoben (talk • contribs)
 * Before asking the blocking admin for comment, I would ask you to explain how your edits were promotional. I know how they were, but I would like you to tell me. You claimed that your edits weren't promotional when they clearly were- so we need to be sure that you understand this before unblocking you. 331dot (talk) 20:35, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Please make your comment as a standard, unformatted comment, like this one- only one open unblock request is needed. 331dot (talk) 20:35, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Going by the policy of Wikipedia, an edit is promotional when it seeks to advertise a person, organization, a business, etc. on Wikipedia. It is promotional when an edit is made to increase awareness or publicity about a business, person, company, etc. This is my understanding about edits being promotional. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Darius Onoben (talk • contribs)
 * That is what makes an edit promotional, but how did your edits do that? (you don't need to put any more; you have an open request). 331dot (talk) 19:42, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

My edit was made before I got full understanding of the Wikipedia policy. My ignorance of the policy made me claim that my edit was not promotional. After going through the policy again and again, I understand better. So, I am not holding unto my previous claim about my edit not being promotional. Thanks. If you would permit me, I would like to edit on the draft: Francis Egbogun, but maintain a great level of neutrality, as required; having nothing to suggest advertising or promotion intent. This is my desire. However, I am willing to submit the draft for review and scrutiny. Thanks.
 * I'm interested in any thoughts you might have about this before I resolve it. 331dot (talk) 20:41, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm OK with whatever you want to do. The description of promotional editing isn't the most fluent WikiSpeak ever, as is to be expected, but there seems to be a basic understanding. Plus, if there's a commitment not to edit about the church in question, I'd be fine. Of course I'd like to know what Darius Onoben does want to edit on, would be helpful but not required information. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 21:01, 10 January 2020 (UTC)
 * You were unblocked based on the agreement that you not write about your church or its clergy like Mr. Egbogun. That limitation is not forever, but before you are permitted to submit drafts in those areas, you need to show based on your edit history that you understand the proper tone and style of articles. You would not have been blocked in the first place had you done that initially. 331dot (talk) 10:30, 12 January 2020 (UTC)

Thank you for the unblock. Also, I am pleased to know that my limitation to write about my "church" or its clergy is not infinite. I shall remain committed to the agreement. Meanwhile, I will devote myself to making use of the new user tutorial in order to have good knowledge and understanding of the proper tone and style of articles. Thanks once again.

Renamed
Renamed MHMchurch to Darius Onoben. Another administrator will review your unblock request. Yunshui 雲 水 13:47, 7 January 2020 (UTC) Going by the policy of Wikipedia, an edit is promotional when it seeks to advertise a person, organization, a business, etc. on Wikipedia. It is promotional when an edit is made to increase awareness or publicity about a business, person, company, etc. This is my understanding about edits being promotional.