User talk:LaurieShannonDesigner

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:LaurieShannonDesign


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:LaurieShannonDesign requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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Username block
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website - I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text   at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. &mdash; The Anome (talk) 17:15, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

March 2022
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: 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, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, 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. In your reasons, you must: Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:21, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
 * 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.

( Non-administrator comment ) Hi LaurieShannon! If an admin unblocks with the new username, can I make a few suggestions?: Good luck with the unblock request! Singularity42 (talk) 21:06, 10 March 2022 (UTC)
 * First, make sure to indicate any conflict of interest on your user page.
 * Second, focus on editing/improving other articles for a few months, which will show your overall work in the Wikipedia project and helps familiarize yourself with the policies.
 * Third, if you still decide to write about someone you may have a conflict of interest with or a close connection with, use the process at WP:AFC to ensure another, neutral editor reviews it before it becomes a main article.


 * If you aren't paid, then you aren't paid, but you used the word client. Being paid is not a barrier to writing a draft as long as it is disclosed. 331dot (talk) 21:17, 10 March 2022 (UTC)


 * The statements above appear to indicate that Laurie will not continue in the way that led to the block, and I would be willing to give another chance. Di you have any opinion about it? JBW (talk) 23:05, 11 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the ping, ! No objection from me as long as we have a clear undertaking not to edit on behalf of clients past, present or future. My block here seems anyway to have been superfluous to the softer one placed by . Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 10:35, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Actually, posted the block notice above, but didn't block the account, presumably by mistake. Anyway, since that soft block notice allowed creation of a new account or carrying on with a change of name, presumably The Anome will have no objection to an unblock. JBW (talk) 12:05, 12 March 2022 (UTC)

Laurie Shannon, I am willing to unblock and change your username to "LaurieShannon", if there are no problems with doing so. If I do that and you then try to log in to the account, you will get a message telling you that the username or password is incorrect. That is no problem, as you can just log in under the new username, with the same password, but seeing that message can give the impression that you have lost access to the account, so I like to warn editors before renaming them. If you have read this message and want me to go ahead, then post a message saying so. If you start that message with and end it with ~ I will get an automatic notification of the message, so I can come back and deal with it. Just one more tiny thing. The user name "LaurieShannon" is fine, but let me know if you would prefer "Laurie Shannon". It obviously makes no significant difference, but often efitors assume spaces aren't allowed, but they are. JBW (talk) 12:06, 12 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you JBW the unblock is much appreciated! I would like to keep the login LaurieShannon.  I was not able to create the account myself. LaurieShannonDesign (talk) 19:14, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you JBW the unblock is much appreciated! I would like to keep the login LaurieShannon.  I was not able to create the account myself.LaurieShannonDesign (talk) 19:16, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately the software has refused to rename your account to LaurieShannon because there's already an account Laurieshannon. 😕 It is, in my opinion, a serious defect in the system that although you can check to see whether a particular username already exists, there's no easy way of checking whether there's one that's not exactly the same but near enough to prevent renaming. I'm really sorry to have to keep you waiting even longer, but you will have to try choosing another one. Here's a suggestion: you could try LaurieShannonDesigner, which although almost identical to your existing username, clearly indicates that the account is for a person, not a business. Anyway, let me know if you choose another name, and I'll try again. Another idea is to give more than one possible username, so if your first choice fails I can try another. JBW (talk) 17:04, 13 March 2022 (UTC)

By the way, it is lucky that I came back to this page to see whether you had posted a response to my message, because your ping didn't work, so I wasn't notified. That's because you posted ~ for a signature in one edit, and then added the ping in a separate edit. It doesn't work unless they are both in the same edit. I'm afraid Wikipedia is full of confusing details like that, which confuse newcomers. I found many of them confusing when I started, but it does get better quite quickly as you build up experience. JBW (talk) 17:13, 13 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Here's hoping that this one works :-). JBW thanks very much for your encouraging comments, this process will take some getting used to but it is also rather fun learning something new. I just hope I don't cause too much inconvenience to others - such as your kind self - along the way. I actually searched for the username LaurieShannon and it said it was available, so that is strange. Nonetheless, I loved your idea, very creative. Here are 3 possibilities, in order of preference; LaurieShannonDesigner, Eccy0442 or Laurie0442. Thanks again JBW, your help is much appreciated. LaurieShannonDesign (talk) 18:02, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
 * Here's hoping that this one works :-). JBW thanks very much for your encouraging comments, this process will take some getting used to but it is also rather fun learning something new. I just hope I don't cause too much inconvenience to others - such as your kind self - along the way. I actually searched for the username LaurieShannon and it said it was available, so that is strange. Nonetheless, I loved your idea, very creative. Here are 3 possibilities, in order of preference; LaurieShannonDesigner, Eccy0442 or Laurie0442. Thanks again JBW, your help is much appreciated.LaurieShannonDesign (talk) 18:03, 13 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Success! 😃 I have renamed your account from LaurieShannonDesign to LaurieShannonDesigner. I hope you will now be able to edit without similar problems. (This time the ping worked - twice.)  JBW (talk) 19:18, 13 March 2022 (UTC)