User talk:Decoded Grimalkin

December 2019
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.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth 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 that reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of 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, you may appeal this block. To do so, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the text at the bottom of your talk page, replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason for thinking that the block was an error, and publish the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:28, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

I am a individual developer who has interestes in C++, Git & Python subjects. These are generic software development subjects. As long as I do not post links or influence people towards what ever I develop, there is no conflict of interest.

I now understand how a link to a free git tool developed by me on a page with a list of all git tools is seen as a conflict of intereset. But surely there is no conflict of interest in general subjects like C++, Git & Python.

Note that I'm not the blocking administrator here. You are concerned that an indefinite block is completely over the line. Note that indefinite is very different from infinite. I would expect you to be unblocked as soon as you show you understand WP:COI and as soon as you tell us what you'll edit instead. Note that it may be possible for you to write about Git, etc. without a conflict of interest, though this would be exceptionally difficult, as you maintain GitVine. Even just avoiding linking to GitVine would not be sufficient. Note that none of this is a condemnation of GitVine itself. I don't use it myself, but it's an excellent tool which some of my coworkers enjoy. --Yamla (talk) 11:24, 19 December 2019 (UTC)

I completely understand the COI reason for the block. I will endeavour to not edit any git or git related pages in future and will only edit general software engineering pages with no connection to my tools. — Preceding unsigned comment added by InsaneSharpness (talk • contribs)

JL&N, you are the blocking admin. Given the above, I'm tempted to unblock. What are your thoughts? --Yamla (talk) 13:53, 24 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you, ! I'm in favour an unblock as long as there's also a change of username – the user seems determined not to repeat past mistakes, and there weren't so many of those anyway. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:39, 24 December 2019 (UTC)