User talk:Joshuaallen19

Editing with a possible conflict of interest
Hello, Area61records. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the request edit template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must 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 WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you.--SamHolt6 (talk) 01:58, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Area61records", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. AngusWOOF ( bark  •  sniff ) 02:41, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

January 2019
There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In that reason, you must:
 * 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.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  03:05, 18 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I have globally renamed Area61records to Joshuaallen19, and someone else will review your unblock request. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 17:35, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Do you have any connection at all to Area 61 Records? 331dot (talk) 20:24, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I personally have no connection. The only contact I have with them is when I requested their information (website, email, etc) to get more information about their staff. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshuaallen19 (talk • contribs)
 * , what do you think? 331dot (talk) 10:22, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Joshua, why did you pick that username if you are not affiliated with them? You've got to admit, it's looking a little funky. -- Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  15:46, 21 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I honesty did not know that usernames create a conflict of interest. I selected that username in hopes that the source would appear more credible. However, I can understand your point that it looks decieving (also appearing to be a conflict of interest) which is why I opted to change my username. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshuaallen19 (talk • contribs)
 * Please place your replies at the bottom of the edit window, and sign them with ~ . You can also sign them by clicking the Signature button above the edit window(it looks like a scribble). Thanks 331dot (talk) 21:19, 21 January 2019 (UTC)


 * I am not affiliated with Area 61 Records. I am interested in editing articles associated with music professionals from Louisiana. This topic is underrepresented on Wikipedia. I honesty did not know that usernames create a conflict of interest. I selected that username in hopes that the source would appear more credible. However, I can understand your point that it looks decieving (also appearing to be a conflict of interest) which is why I opted to change my username.Joshuaallen19 (talk) 02:31, 24 January 2019 (UTC)contribs)
 * Are any of the music professionals you want to write about not affiliated in any way with Area 61 Records? 331dot (talk) 07:15, 29 January 2019 (UTC)

Yes. Before I was blocked, I submitted an edit on an article about a person not affiliated with Area 61 Records. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.211.52.160 (talk) 04:21, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * As your request was procedurally declined, you will need to make another, attempting to be more persuasive. 331dot (talk) 11:24, 7 February 2019 (UTC)

Still Blocked
Guys. I'm still blocked.
 * I know from unblock requests that stayed unreviewed for more than 6 months, so please be patient. Jannik Schwaß (talk) 13:39, 29 January 2019 (UTC)