User talk:Infoworks23

December 2023
Hello, I'm Chaotic Enby. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions&#32;to David Berkowitz have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Teahouse or the Help desk. Thanks. Chaotıċ Enby  (t · c) 21:09, 1 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Hello:
 * I assumed readers would be interested to read what Berkowitz wrote when he "became an evangelical Christian in prison."
 * As for the Psalm 34:6 link I created, it went straight to the verse, rather than a whole page on Psalm 34. Is that still a bad idea? Or is the preference that we cite from Wikipedia pages whenever possible?
 * Thanks for your help.
 * AS AriseandShine (talk) 21:24, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * We don't want external links in the body for several reasons, including that they are often used for self-promotion. On the other hand, citations (for verifiability) shouldn't rely on Wikipedia itself, for several reasons (the risk of citogenesis through citation loops, the fact that Wikipedia is user-editable and articles don't have a fixed version, and more importantly the fact that an encyclopedia/tertiary source is not ideal for sourcing in general). Chaotıċ Enby   (t · c) 23:26, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must: To do this, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked.
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
 * 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; and
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
 * Provide a new username.

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{{{unblock reviewed |1=Your reason here |decline = I've not unblocked you. As you "don't have plans for constructive edits at the moment," I must not unblock you. Please place another unblock request when you do, keeping in mind that you should not edit within a conflict of interest. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:27, 15 January 2024 (UTC)}}

I do not represent a company. I do volunteer work for a ministry, but I'm happy to change my username and my email address to something else if that would help. I was just trying to avoid using personal information.

After reading the COI page, I have a better understanding as to how articles could end up looking biased, and even promotional. I will be more careful in the future to make sure my edits and creations appear neutral. Thanks!AriseandShine (talk)


 * Changing your email is not needed. Please describe what constructive edits you would make, unrelated to ariseand shine. You will not be unblocked to write about that or link to it. Doing volunteer work is still a form of WP:PAID editing. Compensation need not be in money. The username looks acceptable..--  Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:23, 9 January 2024 (UTC)


 * globally renamed AriseandShine to Infoworks23 -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 22:25, 9 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Sorry, you will not be unblocked to edit about ariseand shine in the short run. Please describe what constructive edits you would make. You will need to agree to heed WP:PAID Thanks -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:08, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
 * Hello Deepfriedokra:
 * Thank you for unblocking me to work on other projects again (besides ariseandshine). I don't have plans for constructive edits at the moment, but I'm happy to at least have an open account for future work.     Infoworks23 (talk) 01:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
 * I've not unblocked you. As you "don't have plans for constructive edits at the moment," I must not unblock you. Please place another unblock request whe you do, keeping in mind that you should not edit within a conflict of interest. --  Deepfriedokra (talk) 19:24, 15 January 2024 (UTC)