User talk:Logthatrun

April 2009
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: your username is nearly identical to the website you are linking. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:
 * If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
 * If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
 * You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

Alexius08 (talk) 23:21, 14 April 2009 (UTC)


 * Welcome to Wikipedia. I have reverted your link additions to the Boston Marathon and Pittsburgh Marathon articles on the basis of inappropriateness per WP:ELNO, prohibitions #6 and #1.  Also, please pardon me for pointing out that your spelling on the website ("Your not logged in") could use improvement. Hertz1888 (talk) 00:37, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

This is your last warning. You will be blocked from editing the next time you add inappropriate external links, as you did with this edit to Pittsburgh Marathon. Alexius08 (talk) 00:54, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

The link I added back is a link for an interactive course map, why can't that link be added? Logthatrun (talk) 01:06, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * That kind of thing is spamming, and we don't permit. Wikipedia is not a venue for advertisements and publicity for your company. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  13:49, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. The next time you use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  13:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because it has been identified as an account used for promotion of a company or group, with a username that implies that this has been done by that company or group. See FAQ/Organization and Conflict of interest''.

This kind of activity is considered spamming and forbidden by policies, and also violates our username policy.

However, if you feel that there has been a mistake in your blocking, please appeal this block by adding the text   or email the administrator who blocked you. Your reason should include your response to this issue and a new username you wish to adopt that does not violate our username policy (specifically, understand that accounts are for individuals, not companies or groups, and that your username should reflect this). Please check that your new username has not already been taken by checking this list. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  13:53, 15 April 2009 (UTC)


 * I think we need to see a request for a new username and agreement to follow our COI guidelines before unblocking. Dougweller (talk) 13:29, 20 April 2009 (UTC)