User talk:Highpointmarketstudy

December 2015
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:17, 1 December 2015 (UTC) Please also note that the additions you made to High Point Market were written in a style that was more promotional than encyclopedic, and also note that if you have any personal connection to the subject then you should declare it and not edit the article directly - please see WP:COI for more information. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:19, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi. Your additions are still in the version history of the article at and can be restored at any time (and you can edit that version to copy it for your own backup), but I thought there were a couple of problems with them - firstly the intro came across as a little promotional (as does naming famous people who went some place, giving the years of their individual visits, unless they have some actual connection to it which is of encyclopedic interest). And secondly, it was completely unsourced - sourcing is very important at Wikipedia (see WP:RS). However, I must stress that your additions to the article are not the reason you are blocked - that is solely because of your username, which gives the impression it is associated with the subject you are writing about. My recommendation would be that you request a new personal user name that is unconnected with the subject you are writing about, using, and then if you can find reliable sources for the visits of those celebrities you can revert my removal of your addition and cite the sources - though you should maybe expect it to be challenged by someone else as not appearing to be of encyclopedic importance. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:14, 1 December 2015 (UTC) Actually, given that I blocked this account because of the username, I would prefer to remove any suggestion of impropriety (regarding blocking someone whose content I dispute), I have now restored your content addition exactly as you added it and I'll leave others to review it. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:18, 1 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks, Boing! I thank you for your thoughtful response. I can't dedicate any more time to this, as it just not that important. I can't even figure out how to use this page. :>) Thanks for ensuring solid information.
 * Just start on a newline and commence with a colon (or one more colon than the previous response), and the conversation will be indented appropriately ;-) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:24, 1 December 2015 (UTC)

High Point Market
I removed the section on ccelebritites who have visited High Point Market. None of the information was verifiable, and even if it were it is not encyclopedic to include trivia such as that. By the way, content edits such as that are never minor edits. Please read WP:MINOR. Also, you were unblocked so as to request a name change. Please do so before continuing to edit. Meters (talk) 23:26, 1 December 2015 (UTC)


 * The section was originally on celebrities who visited High Point Market, but I realized, thanks to my new friend 'Boing!', the non-encyclopedic nature of this. So I limited it to prominent attendees of the Market, people who actually transact business there and are not merely paid an appearance fee.  I fail to see how this is not as encyclopedic as 'famous alumni' or 'famous residents.'  It provides information about the Market that helps one to better understand it--it certainly helped me better understand it.
 * I notice your username is still the same - have you requested a change yet? You really should so so before you continue editing, or someone else might block this account again. On the subject of the famous people thing, the addition has been contested and so the thing to do next is discuss it on the article talk page and see if you can get a consensus supporting the addition (but not before you get that name change done!) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:47, 2 December 2015 (UTC)


 * I note that you have elected to create a new account rather than request a rename on this one, so please do not use this account again. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:29, 2 December 2015 (UTC)