User talk:GOMseries

September 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "GOMseries", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. NTox · talk 06:22, 22 September 2012 (UTC)
 * No, sorry to disappoint you but my user name does not represent a company, group, institution, or website. Funny you should list these things other than "myself" because the very page that represented myself was deleted after I spent hours on it last night under the user name glendareynolds. I even used the Wiki page for L.J. Smith as a model to do it. I placed my outside links at the bottom of the page. If there was a problem with the links, a message should have stated so. But to leave this Wiki page up about the very book itself is a double standard, don't you think? How can I remedy this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Glendareynolds
 * You know, you're actually right that the name does not represent any of those things. When I sent you the above message, I was using a templated message, which does not include "product" as a category of promotional usernames. That is however covered in our official policy on the matter, which is prescriptive. I've just added the word to the template. Note that products sometimes include things that are created but not strictly for sale. In any case, I am sorry to read that you are having some difficulties with Wikipedia so far. I invite you to read the advice posted on the page you linked above (the talk page for your other account). One of our most respected administrators has posted there. You should stick to that account - we normally don't allow people to operate multiple accounts, especially if the usernames on any of them challenge what our community has regarded as an appropriate name. Just abandon this one, which is fine. Regards. NTox · talk 04:17, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

I would rather keep this one if it is ok and abandon the other. Please look it over thoroughly and give me any suggestions that would keep me from going forward with keeping up this page. Can I sign under this account and create an "author" section?
 * If you want to, you can keep the account. But you'll need to change its name, otherwise an administrator may choose to block this account. So the next time you log in, you should visit WP:CHUS and follow the instructions at the top of that page. It's a simple process. NTox · talk 17:36, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

I put in a request to change the name to Fiction GOM

October 2012
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers 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 this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the 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 below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Alexf(talk) 12:40, 4 October 2012 (UTC)