User talk:Matters of Activity

December 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. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:01, 26 December 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.

The English Wikipedia and the German Wikipedia have different rules about accounts and usernames- accounts representing an organization or business, and potentially used by different people, are acceptable and even encouraged on the German Wikipedia, but they are not allowed on the English Wikipedia. If this account is renamed, it will rename it on all versions of Wikipedia- is that okay with you? If not, we can alter the block to allow you to create an individual account for yourself. 331dot (talk) 09:32, 11 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your reply and for the additional information @331dot! I am a little unclear on the consequences of the alternative option you propose – what does altering the block mean exactly? Will I need to create a separately named user account for editing English Wikipedia? It seems to make sense to keep the "Matters of Activity" account for editing German Wikipedia, if it is more in-line with the rules of German Wikipedia. Matters of Activity (talk) 11:35, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Currently the block does not allow accounts to be created; we can change the block to keep this account blocked(so it may still be used on the German Wikipedia) but allow you to create a personal account. 331dot (talk) 11:47, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for the explanation! That sounds great and would be okay with me. Matters of Activity (talk) 14:59, 17 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Sorry I've overlooked this. Do you have any unaddressed concerns about this? 331dot (talk) 16:26, 6 March 2023 (UTC)


 * 331dot, not the first German editor coming here in good faith and tripping over our rules, no concerns from me Jimfbleak - talk to me? 16:37, 6 March 2023 (UTC)