User talk:FensePost

 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) 18:32, 14 May 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.


 * I absolutely understand that. I didn't realize that updating the URL from http to https counted as conflict of interest, but it very much makes sense. You are welcome to leave it as declined. In retrospect, I see I should have requested someone else make the edit in the COI noticeboard. I'm new to this, still learning how to be a valid (and fully ethical) contributor. FensePost (talk) 23:48, 14 May 2023 (UTC)
 * On further review of your response, I didn't fully reply with the information requested. My connection to the website is that I own it. I was merely looking to correct it from an unsecured URL to a secure one; due to that, I now recognize that I should have taken a different approach given COI. COI is something I absolutely respect and recognize that even something as simple as altering a URL from http to https should be presented for someone other than myself to update.
 * As for my connection to the band, given I run that site, I met the frontman of the band many years ago at SXSW. We are connected on Instagram but do not communicate. Given that the connection is even circumstantial, any edits that follow that path in the future will be considered COI and put as a request for others to review before updating.
 * Being new to this, I'm still learning how it all works. I'm endlessly thankful for the resource and greatly appreciate how well it's guarded. Moving forward, I hope to be able to contribute my knowledge where applicable without issue. FensePost (talk) 00:13, 15 May 2023 (UTC)