User talk:Firsticonagency

November 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) 22:05, 20 November 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.

An administrator will evaluate your unblock request; I will respond to some of your other questions. Article content must come from sources that are considered reliable - that is, having an established reputation for fact-checking and editorial oversight. WikiProject Albums/Sources contains a list of frequently-discussed sources for music-related topics, and their reliability as evaluated by the editing community. Of equal importance is the independence of sources from the subject of their writing. Wikipedia values third-party sources that have no vested personal, political or financial interest in the subject under discussion. In fact, significant coverage in a variety of reliable, third-party sources is required for an artist to merit an article at all, in accordance with our notability criteria for musicians.

Blogs and social media are not reliable sources because they are self-published (ie. the writer publishes the content directly, without any editorial review). Interviews with artist are also of limited value because the information comes directly from them, making it a primary source. Wikipedia's verifiability policy states the following in its section about self-published sources: "Never use self-published sources as third-party sources about living people, even if the author is an expert, well-known professional researcher, or writer." We also discourage you from writing about artists you represent, because that would constitute a conflict of interest. Writing about these people would also make you a paid editor as they are presumably paying you to represent their interests. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 22:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)