User talk:Emperor of Sprinske

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Happy editing! Storchy (talk) 18:08, 6 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Thanks very much for the welcome! SpaceDog Global Entertainment (talk) 18:11, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Red Road Flats has been reverted. Your edit here to Red Road Flats was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=10RCv0ESaoo) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. If the external link you inserted or changed was to a media file (e.g. music or video) on an external server, then note that linking to such files may be subject to Wikipedia's copyright policy, as well as other parts of our external links guideline. If the information you linked to is indeed in violation of copyright, then such information should not be linked to. Please consider using our upload facility to upload a suitable media file, or consider linking to the original. If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 18:22, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Blue Riband. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Red Road Flats have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. The link appears to be your own Youtube channel. Blue Riband► 18:41, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
 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. Cullen328 (talk) 18:42, 6 August 2022 (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.

Some information and advice relating to your unblock request

 * I have just closed UTRS appeal #61617, where you asked to be unblocked. I declined the appeal not because I think you shouldn't be unblocked, but because it is better for your appeal to be here, where it can be seen by other administrators.
 * From your UTRS appeal it is clear that your account does not represent a business, but it does represent a YouTube channel, which is equally unacceptable, and is covered by the mention of "website" in the block notice.
 * In your UTRS appeal you offered to have your username changed, and you should do that. Choose a new username that you are willing to use. Go to this link, type the new username into the box, and click the "View user information" button. If you get a message saying there is no global account for the username you chose, then that username is probably OK. If instead you get a table of information about the username, then that means the username is already taken, and you will have to think of another one. When you have done that, if you post a message here beginning with, telling me what new username you would like, and then finishing ~, I will be automatically alerted to your message, and, provided there are no unexpected problems, I will change your username for you. Note: Once your username is changed, if you try logging in with the old one then you will get a message telling you that the username or password is wrong. No problem: just log in with the new username, and the same password.
 * You also need to consider what you were told above about posting links. Posting links to your YouTube videos, even if done with the intention of providing useful information, is likely to be seen as promoting your YouTube videos, which is contrary to Wikipedia's policy against promotion. Also, even if it is not promotion, it is contrary to Wikipedia's guideline on conflict of interest, which basically says that you shouldn't post about things you are closely involved in, such as your own YouTube channel. If you are to be unblocked, you will also need to make it clear to an administrator that you understand those points, and won't make the same mistake again.
 * I'm really sorry to have to throw so much stuff at you. It's unfortunate that your time as a Wikipedia editor has started in such an unpleasant way, but I hope it will all get sorted out soon. JBW (talk) 20:09, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Emperor of Sprinske- Blue Riband here. There were a couple of things going on with your edits at Red Road Flats.  Youtube videos are considered generally unreliable (WP:GUNREL) as sources on Wikipedia because they are user-generated and usually lack fact-checking and editorial oversight. Exceptions would be videos from verified accounts of major news organizations (e.g. CBS) and subject matter experts (e.g. a museum curator).  In your case, having a Wikipedia user name identical to your Youtube channel, is very likely seen as a promotional attempt to advertise your channel on every Wikipedia page related to one of your videos.
 * Second, you restored the link after XLinkBot had removed it. Wikipedia has automatic bots that attempt to reign in vandalism, spam links, and malware links. The re-indroduction of edits that had been reverted by these bots is often seen as an act of subtle vandalism.
 * There's a lot being thrown at you so it may help to check out the "Learn more about editing" and "Teahouse" links up in the Welcome message. Blue Riband► 00:36, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * @Blue Riband - Hello, I use the same username on a number of sites including YouTube, and I use it for a better image, to make it look more professional. I’ve had it changed now because I realise that it was problematic, and as for the edits, I believed that the video was relevant to the topic, but I have read what you said about YouTube links being viewed as unreliable, but at the time, I didn’t know that and added the link because it seemed relevant to the article.
 * I restored the link after XLinkBot removed it because, from what I’d read, it seemed to have something to do with copyright, and my edit summary for undoing the bot’s edit was ‘Link does not violate copyright.’ I believed that the bot was trying to protect copyright, so I restored the links because I made the video, but I was not aware that it was due to it being an unreliable source, or appearing to be an advertisement of sorts.
 * Thank you for your time, Emperor of Sprinske (talk) 12:43, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Block Appeal
Hello, could I change my username to Emperor of Sprinske? Thank you, SpaceDog Global Entertainment (talk) 20:46, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅ JBW (talk) 21:46, 6 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Comment - As far as I can see this editor has explianed that he is not here for promotion and understands what edits led to the block. Blue Riband► 17:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * What say ye? I'm willing if you are.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:21, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * , I have no objection to an unblock based on the editor's convincing explanation. Cullen328 (talk) 20:25, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Always a pleasure. to work with. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 20:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)