User talk:Freeola

October 2023
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must: To do this, 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.
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
 * 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; and
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
 * Provide a new username.

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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. Cabayi (talk) 11:36, 19 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Not sure how this doesn't "address the violation"? I added to an incomplete list, with an entry that was missing; surely that's in keeping with any edits made to any pages here. Again, no attempt made at "promotion" or "advertising", just a list entry on an incomplete list. Freeola (talk) 12:07, 19 October 2023 (UTC)


 * Username is the business name - WP:Username policy
 * Undeclared paid editing - WP:UPE
 * Putting links to the company's website in the body of the article - WP:ELNO
 * That's promotion any way you look at it. Cabayi (talk) 12:31, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I have offered to change my user name, that was an oversight on my part. The link to our website I didn't think was an issue (perhaps you need to make it clearer what the external links option is for), and I'm not sure what you mean by "undeclared paid editing". Again, I saw a list, added us to it. There is NO information in the entry I added that in any way "PROMOTES" anything, literally a name and what we do, the same as every other entry on that page. Are you removing the rest?
 * Not a promotion. Really. And I'm not sure how you see it as such.
 * Had I added this under a different user name, I doubt you'd be taking exception to it. As a published author, if I was adding a page about my particular process for writing, would that be self-promotion (and therefore not allowed) or an informative article? Freeola (talk) 12:44, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a business directory, so a company is not entitled to have a Wikipedia article, or a mention in a list within another article, just because it exists. All topics must be notable by Wikipedia's definition to merit inclusion. In the specific case of a company, it must meet the notability criteria for companies and organizations. For this to happen, the company must have already received significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources. We have no interest in what a company wishes to say about itself, as this is an inherent conflict of interest. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 12:52, 19 October 2023 (UTC)


 * " Are you removing the rest?" - a couple of hours ago.
 * "And I'm not sure how you see it as such." You're paid by the company. Would you have added derogatory, but factually true, material about your employers? You have a conflict of interest and the WMF's terms of use and the English Wikipedia's policy require that you declare it and avoid editing articles about your employer. This is not negotiable. Cabayi (talk) 13:00, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * The article was not "about my employer", it was a list of UK broadband suppliers, an incomplete list at that, and the company I work for ARE a UK broadband supplier.
 * As for a conflict of interests, not really relevant in terms of a simple list of names. Unless of course I put that we were the greatest thing since sliced bread, the most wonderful company to work for on the face of the earth, etc. Not what I did. I added our name, and the services provided, as per the other entries.
 * Unless of course I missed something; was there any others on said list with "derogatory, but factually true, material about the employers"? Or, was it, as I understood it, a simple, informative list? Freeola (talk) 13:20, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * WP:YESPROMO Cabayi (talk) 14:14, 19 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Your edits to the page in question have made it perfectly clear to me how your policies are intended to work, so thank you; the result is much more impartial, unbiased and clearly far more useful and accurate now that you've removed any that are deemed "unworthy", based, I can only assume on their perceived lack of importance. Interesting how you've left the big players only. Freeola (talk) 06:17, 20 October 2023 (UTC)