User talk:MeGa Marketing

January 2022
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.  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   15:32, 9 January 2022 (UTC)


 * , MeGa Marketing hasn't edited, or attempted to edit this wiki. The name is legitimate on the German wiki where they're active. As a verified corporate account there (de:Benutzer:MeGa Marketing) the account is not usable here. Until then, why the block? Cabayi (talk) 13:57, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * fyi - m:Special:GlobalRenameQueue/request/87170/ Cabayi (talk) 14:04, 19 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Cabayi - Looks like they've renamed. Unblock! Let em in! :-)  ~Oshwah~  (talk) (contribs)   05:14, 20 January 2022 (UTC)  See below  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   04:25, 22 January 2022 (UTC).
 * Sorry, Cabayi! I had a crap load of tabs open when I responded, and I think I looked at the wrong thing before I replied above. The reason I soft blocked this account is due to our policy on usernames here. We don't allow for usernames that represent clubs, companies, businesses, etc to edit Wikipedia here. I will pre-emptively soft block usernames that violate this policy to let them know beforehand that:


 * This username is not allowed, because, well it violates our username policy, and
 * To give them the message that advertising and promotion on Wikipedia is not allowed. This stops these users from wasting their time trying to do so, because such efforts will almost always be in vain.


 * The fact of the matter is that the English Wikipedia does not allow for usernames like this to edit. The German Wikipedia can of course allow these kinds of usernames if they wish to - that's within their jurisdiction, which we obviously don't have control of. On this wiki, we don't, and we block usernames that violate our username policy. In my experience, usernames like this will either create a draft or article that meets G11, or (if an article on the company, organization, etc exists already) edit the article about "themselves". New users who see an account with the username "Microsoft Corporation" editing the Microsoft article will very likely be discouraged from fixing issues or removing content that this account added... after all, it must be official, so they're right. Soft blocking accounts that violate the username policy in this regard is, in my mind, acceptable. It violates the username policy, and it give the user a "gentle tap on the shoulder" - We don't allow this username, and we don't allow for advertising, conflict of interest edits, etc.


 * There have been administrators who would hard block these usernames, which I would talk to them and speak against it. You're right... this account made no edits, and hence this account has done nothing wrong beyond creating an account that violates our policy on usernames. This is why I spoke out against hard blocking. Shoot, even accounts that have childish, troll, or offensive usernames (to a point, of course) that violate UPOL - I soft block. "Umm, no. Try again..." is my thought here. Of course, if they're threatening, libelous, or extremely offensive (we've seen those usernames), I will hard block. However, usually, I pull the "soft block handle" and "slowly put the train to a stop".


 * This is the reason why I soft block these kinds of usernames. The user didn't need to request a global rename if their account is totally cool with the German Wikipedia - That's their wish, and someone responded appropriately for the most part. However, we don't allow this username here - hands down. I hope this answers your question and gives you an understanding behind my thoughts and process. If you have further concerns or wish to talk about it further, my user talk page is always open to you. You are welcome there, and absolutely okay to tell me your honest thoughts. :-) Best -  ~Oshwah~  (talk)  (contribs)   04:25, 22 January 2022 (UTC)