User talk:Davidmcneal28

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June 2018
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for undisclosed native advertising and meatpuppetry. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. MER-C 15:35, 16 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Beyond the meatpuppetry there were other issues with your edits back in 2018. At a quick glance I see problems with:
 * WP:PAID (also a part of the Terms of Use): You were editing on behalf of a client and didn't disclose it.
 * WP:COPYRIGHT: You posted content that you didn't write (or, at the very least, that someone else had posted before) but provided neither attribution nor evidence that it's freely licensed.
 * WP:PROMO: The Payment21 page was deleted not because it mentions the term "payment" but because it was blatantly promotional. One of the references literally was an advertisement for the company, and the Wikipedia page was no better.
 * Can you comment on these issues and how your future conduct, if unblocked, will differ? Huon (talk) 19:44, 25 December 2019 (UTC)

To be honest, I don't remember actually even reading the post before publishing. In hindsight, I see how wrong it was for me to lower myself to such standards. As I said in my request, I was still very fresh and new as a content writer. As pathetic as it sounds, I was quite desperate for cash back then. I struggled to find and keep new clients. I had set a low standard for the content I distributed, because I hadn't yet built any reputation or created anything to be proud of. I know these are all excuses, but I'm just being honest. I also knew very little about the standards and expectations of other people and platforms, and hadn't taken to time to review any of the policies on Wikipedia before publishing. I was asked to do a job, so I did just that, without knowing if and which rules I was breaking.

To ensure that I do not violate any of your policies again, I will thoroughly read and understand all of Wikipedia's policies, especially the posting policies, and abide by them to my very best ability. I will not post any content for any sort of promotional purposes, I will also not post anything on behalf of anyone else, and will disclose anytime that I write or edit any Wikipedia posts for a client. I will only post original content which I have written myself, or when necessary, will attribute and reference to any content which came from another source other than myself.

Again, I apologize for my laziness, carelessness, and disregard to Wikipedia's policies. I have grown and matured a lot since then, and hold all of the content which I create to a much higher standard. None of these violations are acceptable to even my own standards and was totally out of character for me to do, even then. It was a huge mistake, and it won't happen again.

Thank you for your consideration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Davidmcneal28 (talk • contribs)


 * Thank you for answering 's questions. I have converted your second unblock request to a comment. There only needs to be one open request at a time. SQL Query me!  17:18, 12 January 2020 (UTC)