User talk:Idolrecords

May 2008
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The external links I reverted were matching the following regex rule(s): rule: '\bmyspace\.com' (link(s): http://myspace.com/idolrecords/). If the external link you inserted or changed was to a blog, forum, free web hosting service, or similar site, then please check the information on the external site thorougly. Note that such sites should probably not be linked to if they contain information that is in violation of the creators copyright (see Linking to copyrighted works), or they are not written by a recognised, reliable source. Linking to sites that you are involved with is also strongly discouraged (see conflict of interest).

Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! XLinkBot (talk) 17:22, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Exploding Plastic
A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Exploding Plastic, suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process&#32; because of the following concern:
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Can you please consider reinstating the listings that I created today for the label Exploding Plastic Records and the Music artist The Crash That Took Me? These are both legitimate International entities that are deserving of Wikipedia listings(many less significant are on Wiki). Neither of these listings are for any kind of self promotion. Thank you. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.244.162.161 (talk) 18:41, 15 June 2009 (UTC)


 * In reviewing your request there are three things. First, you will need to change your username; select a new one and let us know what you have chosen.  Names that match a company are problematic on many levels; see WP:U.  Second, I'm not sure I would call your editing promotional but it's definitely worrisome: on Wikipedia, we are concerned when people edit with a conflict of interest such as you have been doing by creating entries about things your record label has been involved in.  See WP:BESTCOI for a good guideline for how to avoid trouble.  Third, in particular, I reviewed "The Crash That Took Me" and don't think it's a good idea to restore it because it read like an advertisement, and coming from the label itself, it would be a misuse of Wikipedia.  Plus, I don't think they meet our inclusion guidelines, WP:MUSIC, yet.  You can be unblocked if you pick a new username and agree to use more caution in the future, such as following the guidelines at WP:BESTCOI.  Mango juice talk 14:38, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

User:Idolusa
Could you please verify whether or not this is also your account? Vicenarian (T · C) 17:48, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

This is also an account, that was used up after losing the password to the other account. Both of these accounts were used to contribute to various music artist pages and to edit mistakes. Please note, I did not create the Idol Records page, I have only edited mistakes and inconsistencies. This is a very prominent International record label, so please do not delete the listing because of the revision that I have made. I only alphabetized the artist listing today so it was easier to use and made a few revisions including crediting Exploding Plastic Records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Idolrecords (talk • contribs)


 * Thank you. The article wouldn't be deleted because of your revision. Please see the block notice above for an explanation of what you need to do to resume editing. Regards, Vicenarian  (T · C) 18:05, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Thank you, I hope I did that properly. Can you please consider reinstating the listings that I created today for the label Exploding Plastic Records and the Music artist The Crash That Took Me? These are both legitimate entities that are deserving of being on Wikipedia (many less significant are on Wiki). Neither of these listings are for any kind of self promotion. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Idolrecords (talk • contribs)


 * I have no authority to restore material, as I am not an admin. Please wait for an admin to review your unblock request. Make sure to read the block reasons carefully and put all your arguments for unblocking in your request. Thanks, Vicenarian  (T · C) 18:27, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

File copyright problem with File:ExplodingPlastic.jpg
Thank you for uploading File:ExplodingPlastic.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. Vicenarian (T · C) 16:51, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry case
You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Sockpuppet investigations/Idolrecords for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. Vicenarian (T · C) 15:45, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

For The Record
I have no grudge against Idol Records or any of its artists - I hadn't even heard of the label until this issue came up. My primary concern here is the promotional nature of your username and the potential COI editing of Idol Records-related articles, all echoed and explained above by MangoJuice and Tnxman307. Using your other username, Idolusa (also seemingly promotional), to edit while this username was blocked appeared to me as abuse of multiple accounts, hence the sockpuppetry case. As for the deletion of your articles, I routinely go through new pages and tag those that appear to qualify for deletion; however, I cannot delete pages, as I am not an admin, so the actual decisions to delete were made by others. None of this was intended as persecution against you personally, Idol Records or any of its artists, and I apologize if I came off as a bit overzealous. I was just trying to do my duty as a Wikipedia editor to look out for, and report, policy and guideline violations.

I hope that you will follow the advice given to you above and I look forward to working with you in the future. Best regards, Vicenarian  (T · C) 16:36, 19 June 2009 (UTC)