User talk:Flyways Waterfowl Experience

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September 2017
This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as you did at Baraboo, Wisconsin, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. John from Idegon (talk) 21:29, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

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Hi-Wikipedia has guidelines about having usernames that reflect one's business/organization. There are also guidelines about conflict of interest. Please read the information about Wikipedia that I posted on your talk page. Thank you-RFD (talk) 21:32, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

There have been two problems with this account: 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 or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Widr (talk) 21:55, 30 September 2017 (UTC)

Request an explanation and to be unblocked.
Please explain why the information provided for Flyways Waterfowl Experience is considered soapboxing. Flyways Waterfowl Experience is a 501(c)3 educational facility, similar to the International Crane Foundation (ICF) and the Aldo Leopold Foundation/Shack (ALF). We have been in existence for over 5 years. Why can ICF and ALF be referenced on the Baraboo, Wisconsin wikipedia page, yet Flyways Waterfowl Experience cannot? I wrote a description of the educational facility. I do not believe that I was soapboxing. I'd like an explanation and I am also requesting to be unblocked.

Flyways Waterfowl Experience (talk) 00:28, 1 October 2017 (UTC)A. Nichol Swenson, Director Flyways Waterfowl Experience


 * If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In that reason, you must:
 * 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.
 * If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.
 * – Nihlus (talk) 00:40, 1 October 2017 (UTC)


 * Firstly, your username violates Wikipedia's username policy, particularly WP:CORPNAME. You will not be unblocked unless you suggest a new username that represents you as an individual instead of an organization. You can follow the process explained in the block message. Secondly, your sole purpose on Wikipedia seems to be to promte the organization you head. Wikipedia is not free ad space. Aldo Leopold's Shack and Farm happens to be on the National Register of Historic Places; it clearly is an important landmark. I agree, though, that the ICF article was highly problematic and have deleted it. See also WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS on why such arguments don't hold much weight; even if we have spam on some another organization, that's no reason why we should have spam on your organization, too. You should also take a look at the disclosure requirements explained at WP:PAID; I expect your edits so far have violated the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use. Huon (talk) 00:48, 1 October 2017 (UTC)