User talk:Eco Cost Savings

 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: 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, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must: Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Alexf(talk) 19:28, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
 * 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.

What is your association with Eco Cost Savings? 331dot (talk) 09:00, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * It's my blog. I'm not and don't intend to promote it. Trying to change my username as I didn't realize that in itself was promotional on here (read the policies after account set up). James (talk) 09:21, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Looking at the website, I see a James as the co-founder and a James F as the Content & Website Manager. Whichever one you are(and you don't need to tell me) are you not paid for that role? 331dot (talk) 09:33, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I’m sure all / most contributors have jobs / earn a living. And I understand the skepticism. Ultimately, I saw an issue with a piece of content on here, to improve reader safety I felt compelled to make a slight change. My name was taken so I used my blog name to set up the account (before I saw any policy - I’m a new contributor). Then I made 2 more minor edits as I was already logged in. That was the whole essentially-non-existent thought process (no ulterior plans). But I understand the block, and I didn’t request a name change earlier because I assumed there’d be questions re intention / bias etc. due to the username. This was a beginner’s mistake. Lesson learned. Let’s just leave the block in place and move on (I don't want to take up any more of your time). I appreciate the work ya’ll do here. Thanks for your time reviewing this. Have a great day, J James (talk) 10:35, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Have it your way. You didn't answer my question, but that's okay. Paid editing is not necessarily about ulterior motives; declaring any paid relationship is a Terms of Use requirement. This is not negotiable. One does not need to be specifically paid to edit, or have promotional intentions. Any paid relationship triggers the requirement. You made edits that included a link to your website, which is a conflict of interest even if you had no promotional intentions in terms of your website. I wasn't looking to kick you out, I wanted to see an understanding of relevant Wikipedia policies and how you would edit going forward. If you change your mind, you may make a new request. Good day. 331dot (talk) 11:01, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the information. But just to quickly clarify, I didn't set a link to the site live - I corrected that myself after an auto alert (it was a source for study results based on Gov data - I left the top level results in only, and linked to the Gov site). Re your Q specifically, like most people, I get paid from my job but my job (or any role I have) doesn't pay me to make any contributions to Wikipedia. I'd be cynical about any account with a blog username too. Reading this back and it's sounding sarcastic/ argumentative - but that's not my intention. Good day to you too :) James (talk) 11:25, 16 March 2023 (UTC)