User talk:Nylonnostalgia

April 2022
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to St Michael (brand). Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it.  —Bruce1eetalk 13:13, 1 April 2022 (UTC)

 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) 13:55, 1 April 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.


 * Hi - I have just learned by email that you have indefinitely blocked my account because I had apparently added an inappropriate external link to the St Michael (brand) page. Whilst I will of course abide by your decision, I do think a short explanation might help clarify the situation. The Wikipedia page for the St Michael brand needs more information on it to provide more assistance to visitors.  The link I added was to an article on my website which, dare I say it, is a well-researched and authoritative user guide to dating vintage St Michael garment labels.  I would have thought that is exactly the kind of article that would add real value to that particular Wikipedia page. Oddly, an external link to The Vintage Fashion Guild, an organisation in which I currently serve in office, HAS been allowed, yet it refers to an article page with far less value to the reader than the one you deleted. Would you please have a second look and perhaps reconsider?  The link does not directly link to a selling platform, just useful information in the form of an article for those Wikipedia visitors seeking answers to their questions.  As I said earlier, I will abide by your decision and not attempt to add anything further to Wikipedia if your deletion of my contribution and the blocking of my account is upheld.  Best regards, Emma Benitez.  BA (Hons) in Fashion and Dress History. Member of The Vintage Fashion Guild. Member of the Association of Dress Historians. Nylonnostalgia (talk) 15:01, 2 April 2022 (UTC)