User talk:Jaredball

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 * I am confused by this. I am Jared Ball. Who else has access to edits if not me? How could me editing my own page be a conflict of interest? Jaredball (talk) 15:45, 22 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Please read Autobiography.--TM 17:21, 22 March 2020 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. User:Namiba 16:50, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * And what would that be? 68.134.17.229 (talk) 17:00, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Why were my own edits to my own page undone? 68.134.17.229 (talk) 17:01, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * So i need permission to update information on my books or to job title or what of my own life is highlighted? wow. thats amazing. well, i hope you and whoever you deem worthy, edit my life a bit more accurately and perhaps in ways that better reflect who i actually am, what i am actually doing, or what i actually think. thanks! peace. 68.134.17.229 (talk) 17:04, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I encourage you to read Autobiography and to not take edits personally.--User:Namiba 17:13, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * "Writing an autobiography on Wikipedia is an example of conflict-of-interest editing and is strongly discouraged. Editing a biography about yourself is acceptable only if you are removing unambiguous vandalism or clear-cut and serious violations of our biography of living persons policy."--User:Namiba 17:14, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * lol don't take public presentation of your life and likeness personally. that's funny. thanks. its cool. enjoy your platform. 68.134.17.229 (talk) 17:16, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * For transparencies sake noting that I blocked the IP address, it's confusing when an editor edits logged out this way. I posted to the IP address asking them not to and was ignored, so... Doug Weller  talk 07:17, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

September 2023
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Jaredball, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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Thank you. Doug Weller talk 19:12, 17 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Now I - the person in question - is permanently blocked? How is this determined? I logged in - as I had done before - and made updating and accurate changes to a page claiming it accurately represents me. But somehow and instead I am forever blocked. Again, wow. I wonder then who is qualified to update or report my life? Thanks. 68.134.17.229 (talk) 19:23, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok, I’m going to block your IP now. I told you to use this account. Your response shows that you haven’t read the block notice. That’s both disappointing and annoying. Doug Weller  talk 20:52, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * VRT agent ([ verify ]) : Identity confirmed, 2023091710005298 .  Please unblock - or re-block with other rationale.
 * Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 21:20, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, Doug was taken away from our chat? Before apologizing? And yet here I am verified. Amazing. Jaredball (talk) 21:49, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes Doug, unblock me or come up with - a - "reason" ("another" suggests there was ever a valid reason). And add your apology while you are at it and with that same rapidity and energy Doug that you had for the block.  Jaredball (talk) 21:53, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * One reason could be the uncivil behavior demonstrated above and not assuming good faith. Jonatan Svensson Glad (talk) 22:04, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes. Doug was quite uncivil. I just asked why I was being blocked from making changes. if you note I had been congratulated for making my 10th change as I had done so while logged in. I get the Wiki-team solidarity but the lack of civility has been on your end. But thats fine. You all win. I won't bother you any more. I'll just hope that someone deemed worthy one day updates my page. Or I'll just review it as a time capsuled snapshot of what once was. lol You all are awesome. thanks again! Jaredball (talk) 22:22, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Not for nothing, a bit of humility would go a long way. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 22:06, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * It sure would. Jaredball (talk) 22:19, 17 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Show me don't tell me. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 04:08, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I've unblocked. I'm don't think I need to apologise for being in a different time zone and sleeping when the verification took place. I haven't even had breakfast yet but as soon as I saw this pop up as a notification I came here to do it. Doug Weller  talk 07:10, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Jaredball, there are concepts like "timezones" and "sleep" and "family" and "life off Wikipedia" and "volunteer administrators are not obligated to be on duty 24 hours a day". Please ponder those concepts. Cullen328 (talk) 07:12, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Doug is in the United Kingdom and is just starting his day. I am in California and am now getting ready for bed. This is a worldwide project. Cullen328 (talk) 07:16, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * BY the way, Jared, I'm a member of the UK Green Party. My actions have been strictly according to our protocol and are not a comment in any way about you personally.You'll get on here a lot better if you click on WP:AGF and WP:CIVIL. Doug Weller  talk 09:14, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Doug, did you read those pages? You should. It seems you have not. In the end, I logged in properly, as I had in the past, attempted to make minor, accurate updates to "my" page, and instead got unnecessary attitude (and now multiple messages from others) even after logging in and verifying. Volunteering or having work schedules - as we all do - is no excuse for the condescending comments and inappropriate blocking by you or you're now joining in (?) colleagues. You all win. Congratulations. My changes were removed, my page now has some error or warning on it, and I am leaving. Thank you all again for your unheralded championing of honesty, accuracy, and decency. I hope this additional victory sustains you all to your next. Peace. Jaredball (talk) 10:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks!! Jaredball (talk) 10:13, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Jaredball. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Jared Ball, 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, clients, or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the edit COI template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see );
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see );
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

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. Doug Weller talk 07:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)