User talk:GardlineMain

November 2017
Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username, GardlineMain, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
 * Adding on your user talk page. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "Email this user" on their talk page.
 * At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
 * Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. The account is created upon acceptance, thus do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change. For more information, please see Changing username.

If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text on your user talk page, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 17:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, GardlineMain. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Gardline Group, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


 * avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
 * instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the request edit template);
 * when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies.

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 17:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)

{unblock|Unblock my username as I work for Gardline}
I am an employee for Gardline here in Great Yarmouth. I have made this Wikipedia account with the name 'GardlineMain' as I am the individual who will be editing the Wiki page to update the information. Nobody else here at Gardline has been asked to do this, therefore there should be no other accounts. I want this account unblocked so I can continue what I started and edit all the information as it is all out of date. GardlineMain (talk) 12:06, 2 November 2017 (UTC) --UTRSBot (talk) 12:23, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Username
Right then lads, help me out then.

I find it ridiculous that you think my username is bad but ya'know.

How did i change my username then, you lot seem to know it all so help me out.


 * What username would you like? Note that it does not need to be your own name. You are free to choose anything, so long as it adheres to WP:USERNAME. --Yamla (talk) 13:03, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

I have an idea, however I have no clue on how to change it. I don't know where the settings are to change name. wherever I click it says 'you are blocked' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.254.2.250 (talk) 13:08, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Just let us know here and I'll make the change, so long as you do so in the next few hours. Note, you'll need to sign in to your account before telling me what username you'd like. You can check if your username is already in use, using Special:CentralAuth. --Yamla (talk) 13:16, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Okay, what about 'GLADMIN'??? thanks for your help by the way Yamla, better than the others. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.254.2.250 (talk) 13:23, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * No, that's still a role account; see WP:USERNAME. It implies, if you were ever laid off, someone else would get access to the account. Additionally, you must sign in before making your request, just so we can be sure it is you, not someone else at the same IP address. --Yamla (talk) 13:41, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

This user has now engaged in block evasion as. I'm changing the block to indicate this. --Yamla (talk) 16:01, 2 November 2017 (UTC) Yamla, what rules was i breaching with the 'HarryStannard1' account? Was updating the information on the Gardline wiki page as it is all out of date. There is no marketing on there, It is simply me trying to remove out of date information for anyone who is to go and view the business.


 * You were violating WP:COI, WP:PAID, and WP:PROMO. You were already warned about these, higher up in this page. --Yamla (talk) 16:10, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

I wasn't promoting the business, I'm not doing this for money of any sorts and I'm not including any personal information on that page. I don't understand what is wrong. Wikipedia is displaying incorrect and out of date information on the Gardline Group page. It is 4 years out of date. we are no longer 'Gardline Group' we have a whole new logo. Surely its wrong that the information being displayed is worse as its completely out of date? I don't mean to come across aggy, but just don't understand really. If i am unable to make the changes myself, can i suggest changes that need to be made as there are some factual inaccuracies?
 * Why don't you have a cup of tea and take the time to actually READ the information and links posted on your talk page? That would answer most of your repeated questions. If you can't even do such a basic thing with information already provided, I don't know how you expect to edit any articles. Jauerbackdude?/dude. 16:20, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
 * (edit conflict) After reading WP:COI, WP:PAID, and WP:PROMO, what specific steps did you take before editing with your other account? I can find no evidence at all that you disclosed your conflict of interest, but you are welcome to point out where you did so. --Yamla (talk) 16:21, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Okay, so i have seen where I've gone wrong. And Jauerback mate you are no help whatsoever, just come out with sarcy comments, that's it lol. Don't drink tea either, I'm not 50 yrs old. Yamla, is there a way i can suggest changes to the page and someone else then decide on whether or not it is suitable information?
 * Those policies specify exactly how you'd go about doing so. I, or any other admin, will unblock you once you demonstrate a clear understanding of them. --Yamla (talk) 16:31, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Alright, so. It says i have to post proposals in a user talk section so an admin can comment on whether or not its okay and we have one big discussion about all information i would like to post, yes???
 * Yeap. And how will you disclose your conflict of interest? (This is the other part before being unblocked) And, once you've answered that, would you prefer that the other account be unblocked? That way, you don't need to change your username here. --Yamla (talk) 16:49, 2 November 2017 (UTC)

Good! How is it best to disclose my conflict of interest? Would I just post saying 'Written by Harry Stannard at gardline' or?? and nah its cool, just keep HarryStannard1 blocked, maybe even delete if this one gets unblocked. Thanks.
 * WP:COI specifies how to disclose. If you wish this account unblocked, you'll also need to pick a username that complies with WP:USERNAME. Up to you; I can still unblock the other account if you prefer. Note that there is no requirement to use your real name. --Yamla (talk) 16:55, 2 November 2017 (UTC)