User talk:Howardnuk

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Welcome to Wikipedia, Howardnuk! Thank you for your contributions. I am ToBeFree and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Questions or type at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes ( ~ ); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)
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April 2020
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Howardnuk, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Howardnuk. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page Howard Nuk, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
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In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to 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 Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)

Unblock request
Heading added, chronological order restored ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:32, 24 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi, this proposal raises a question: You are not Howard Nuk himself? Please disclose your affiliation then. Do you work for Howard Nuk; do you edit on his behalf? Are you paid to do so? ~ ToBeFree (talk) 02:32, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * - just an FYI i've unblocked per verification Nosebagbear (talk) 14:26, 27 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Hmm, interesting, thanks – and thank you very much,, for providing the verification. Sorry for the inconvenience, but we have been afraid of someone impersonating you. Welcome to Wikipedia.
 * That said, please have a look at the standardized advice below:
 * Information.svg Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you have edited a Wikipedia article about yourself. If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. See WP:FAQ/Article subjects for advice.
 * Thank you very much and best regards, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 14:29, 27 April 2020 (UTC)