User talk:Eloisemansfield

July 2022
Hello, I'm Spf121188. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Shapeways have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 16:47, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Shapeways. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 17:56, 6 July 2022 (UTC)


 * What about the updated description was considered "promotional"? Thanks. Eloisemansfield (talk) 17:01, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

You still have not adequately responded or taken action to the inquiry regarding your appearance as an undisclosed paid editor. If you make any additional edits without complying, you may be blocked from editing. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 16:55, 25 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello, I am not a paid editor. I noticed the Shapeways wikipedia is extremely out of date with their current "about us" and needs to be updated. How do I go about that without having the edits be repeatedly removed? Eloisemansfield (talk) 16:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello, looking for an update on this. Please provide insight on what is "promotional" so we can ensure we are meeting guidelines. Eloisemansfield (talk) 18:21, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Eloisemansfield. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the request edit template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Conflict of interest);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Spam);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 16:48, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you use Wikipedia for promotion or advertising, as you did at Shapeways. Giraffer (talk·contribs) 18:41, 8 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello, what about the updated copy was promotional? Eloisemansfield (talk) 18:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Language you used (e.g. "compehensive"), as well as the structure, combined make it promotional. Also, please disclose any conflict of interest with Shapeways, as you have been asked multiple times previously to do. Giraffer (talk·contribs) 21:49, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello Eloisemansfield. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are very strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are extremely strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are  required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Eloisemansfield. The template Paid can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form:. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. PRAXIDICAE🌈 21:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Please note, your disclosure is not optional. If you choose to deny this again, I will request a block via arbcom per the terms of use. PRAXIDICAE🌈 21:47, 8 August 2022 (UTC)