User talk:Giants38914

Speedy deletion of User:Bergen&Co


Your user page, User:Bergen&Co, has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be advertising which only promoted or publicized someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the.  Spencer T• C 21:09, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

April 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 this block. 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.  Spencer T• C 21:09, 2 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi,
 * Thank you very much for the appeal. The community is generally very open to such second chances. We'll need to know:
 * Which articles would you like to edit, and how? Please be more specific and provide examples for edits.
 * Do you understand what a conflict of interest is, and do you agree not to make contributions with a conflict of interest in the future?
 * Are you aware that personal knowledge (original research) is not what Wikipedia articles are based on? Do you agree to provide reliable inline citations instead of relying on personal knowledge?
 * Please reply below; see Help:Talk pages for technical details about talk page discussions. Thank you very much in advance.
 * Best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:01, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

In particular, the list of political term limits (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_term_limits), article comes to mind. Sorting thru it first to find any errors and then updating it from there. It will need to be updated periodically given elections, civil unrest etc. I haven't made a specific list though as of yet... but anything to do with term limits. And just business profiles. I see many companies are missing.

I agree to all of the above requests and would appreciate the second chance! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bergen&Co (talk • contribs) 19:26, 6 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . Creating "business profiles" about companies that are "missing" is a bad idea for now; the notability requirements are strict, and new editors are likely to under-estimate them. Creating a business article led to the currently appealed block in the first place. Could you explicitly agree to each of the three points above, and additionally promise not to create new pages about businesses? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:14, 6 April 2020 (UTC)

I also didn't realize that this wasn't a normalcy, my apologies for the unfamiliarity, but this is my first time applying myself outside of reading WP articles. I explicitly agree to the rules states above and will not create pages about new businesses. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bergen&Co (talk • contribs) 01:22, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , under the condition that requests the proposed rename at Special:GlobalRenameRequest or WP:CHUS before making any contributions, I think an unblock will be reasonable. Is this okay with you? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 03:41, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * , thanks for the ping. I typically recuse myself from reviewing unblock requests from users I have originally blocked just to make sure that their cases is viewed impartially by an uninvolved administrator and that the user is given a fair review. That stated, given that you are serving in such a role, I am willing to concur as well that an unblock would be reasonable under those conditions., I encourage you to familiarize yourself with Wikipedia's policies and norms, as both ToBeFree and I would be happy for you to contribute to Wikipedia in a way that benefits everyone. I will include some links below for you to read through. Please don't hesitate to reach out with additional questions, as either ToBeFree and I would be happy to answer anything you want to run by us to see if it is appropriate or not. Best,  Spencer T• C 13:21, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks, . Face-smile.svg ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:50, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Bergen&Co, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
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 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using 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 ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome!  Spencer T• C 13:22, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Ok, awesome, thank you for the grace. I will delete this account and make another and I sent an email to myself with the links you sent so I can learn more. (Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 13:43, 7 April 2020 (UTC))

Let me try that one more time. Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 13:43, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Sweet. I guess I'll be learning a little bit about coding too thru this. Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 13:44, 7 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Welcome back, but please do not create a new account. Accounts can not be "deleted". Please use the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest to request a rename before making any edits. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 15:47, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

I didn't realize that they couldn't be deleted. But didn't y'all suggest creating a new one? Besides my username is now ok by me, but I want to change my email too. So I just figured I should create a new one. Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 15:55, 7 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Changing your email can simply be done in the Preferences. Changing your username has hopefully now been requested at Special:GlobalRenameRequest. Creating a new account instead would make a negative impression of possibly attempting to remove all traces to the initial block. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 17:56, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Right, that makes sense. Sorry I'm not used to the hyper-ethical behavior, glad you have it set in place. I'll make those changes now and be on my merry way. Thanks everybody, happy editing! Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 18:13, 7 April 2020 (UTC)

Hey I actually have another question, when I need help with something, is there a particular group or person I should reach out to, or should I keep responding here? Bergen&#38;Co (talk) 18:15, 7 April 2020 (UTC)