User talk:GALAMAC

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-- 02:40, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi GALAMAC! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Start Page
 * The Wikipedia Adventure Lounge
 * The Teahouse new editor help space
 * Wikipedia Help pages

-- 02:48, Wednesday, June 24, 2020 (UTC)

Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "GALAMAC", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username, by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Drm310 🍁 (talk) 04:35, 24 June 2020 (UTC) Hello! Gala MAC is my nickname, not the name of a business, I'm just an individual. Hope that's OK and do advise if it's better to change anyways! Thanks! GALAMAC (talk) 02:24, 25 June 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Stephen Thorpe (artist) (July 3)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Stephen Thorpe (artist) and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Robert McClenon (talk) 14:57, 3 July 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, GALAMAC, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
 * Introduction and Getting started
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article
 * Simplified Manual of Style

You may also want to complete the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit the Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! ThatMontrealIP (talk) 07:47, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

COI
Hello! Are you associated with, or know, any of the subjects you have written about? For example Stephen Thorpe or David Zwirmer gallery? I see you have disclosed that you are not compensated or your edits, but you should also know that our WP:COI policy applies to editors writing about subjects they are connected to. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 07:50, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * And in answer to your question about creating an article if COI (or paid), either are allowed as long as declared on your User page. There is prejudice among editors toward paid editors, but that can be surmounted by being strictly neutral and using independent references. ONCE AN ARTICLE IS ACCEPTED, paid editors are supposed to only request changes - at the article's Talk page - rather than edit directly, so best to be as complete as possible before submitting a draft to AfC for review. David notMD (talk) 14:38, 5 July 2020 (UTC)
 * To follow up on your COI question at the Teahouse, as David NotMD says, you can create an article through the Articles for Creation process, using the Wizard mentioned above. I asked you about COI so that you would know that we are not here for promotion; you had mentioned "art consultancy" on your talk page. You can still create an article via AFC and then you should step back from editing it if it is acepted, instead making edit requests via the talk page. The second part of that process is delaring a COI on your user page so that other editors know you are connected. Thanks.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 16:50, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

July 2020
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 or a web site, 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. Additionally, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

If you intend to make useful contributions other than promoting 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 it. To do so, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the text at the bottom of your talk page, replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason for thinking that the block was an error, and publish the page. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  19:57, 8 July 2020 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Stephen Thorpe (artist)


Hello, GALAMAC. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Stephen Thorpe".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 18:42, 5 January 2021 (UTC)