User talk:NeedhamWilliam

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Materialscientist (talk) 22:57, 20 February 2019 (UTC)

Unblock reason.
{{unblock|reason= I changed the reference on the Wikipedia article on Chaga/Inonotus obliquus because I noticed that it was marked as a "dead link" The original link was to my article which used to be posted on the Sierra Club Potomac website. I had to remove the article from that address several years ago and I migrated it to a new website at www.hikersnotebook.net which I maintain. When I put in the new link it worked properly to route the reference link to the new location. I also changed the name from Arthur Needham to William Needham. I suspect this violated Wikipedia rules since my new website is on Wordpress and is listed as a blog. I have been maintaining the hikers notebook website for 20 years and I expect to continue for at least another 20 years. That would be as much longevity as many of the references used in Wikipedia; nothing lasts forever, as was the case with the sierrapotomac site where it was first listed.

While I do not necessarily intend to be a Wikipedia editor, I do not think a block is warranted as I was merely trying to correct an extant error, which referenced my work. I support Wikipedia when financial requests are made and use it frequently. As this is in response to the block by "materialscientist" I also wish to add that I have a materials science degree from MIT and was a federal corrosion engineer for over 20 years. NeedhamWilliam (talk) 13:59, 22 February 2019 (UTC)