User talk:ORFPR409

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Please help me with...updating the Norfolk, Virginia Wikipedia page. New to editing Wikipedia and my IP address is now blocked because of editing errors. In addition, been notified that because the IP address belongs to City of Norfolk Marketing & Communications computer, this creates a conflict of interest. Completely understand. However, doesn't address the fact that the Norfolk, Virginia Wikipedia page has sections with old, out-of-date information. How does one then update so Wikipedia users have most accurate information?

ORFPR409 (talk) 19:50, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * We will not proxy edit. You'll have to address your unblock via request and directions above. CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  20:14, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you for your quick response. Please provide guidance on how to address the unblock when Yamla notified that IP address is a conflict of interest per Wiki policy.

ORFPR409 (talk) 20:18, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Both are a conflict of interest. Please see WP:COI. CHRISSY MAD  ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  20:26, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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Thank you. I read the policy and it doesn't appear there is anything this office can do to update the page with current info. Appreciate the response.

ORFPR409 (talk) 20:29, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * What information in the article exactly do you believe is out of date? 78.28.45.127 (talk) 20:56, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

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Out of date and inaccurate information includes: population, history, demographics, crime, health (missing mention of Norfolk Health Dept. and heart hospital) Operation Smile is not located in Norfolk, its located in Virginia Beach. Arts and Culture is missing any mention of NEON and Chrysler Museum of Art Glass Studio. These facilities are located in NEON, not Ghent District. Norfolk Public Library information is out of date - no mention of three anchor branches, including Slover Library. There are 11 branches, not 10. There is not a reenlistment ceremony for every July 4th event at Town Point Park. Harborfest is out of date - the festival just celebrated its 42nd year. Government listing is out of date. New Council members start July 1st. PETA is listed in Arts and culture but it doesn't fit either category. There's no mention of Naval Station Norfolk, NATO Headquarters. Affairs of State is a movie that was filmed in Norfolk - not mentioned. There's mention of sea level rise but no mention of the city's resilience efforts.

ORFPR409 (talk) 22:28, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * That's a lot. Realistically, I see only one way for you to proceed. You need to understand your situation, then request an unblock, and then, once unblocked, you can suggest incremental changes on the article's talk page and let others introduce them to the article for you. And by "others" I mean established Wikipedia editors with no vested interest in making these changes and not other people from your organization.
 * I am going to now help you understand where you stand so that you can successfully request an unblock. 1) You made clearly promotional, low-effort edits to an article; the contents of these edits were directly copied from another website; 2) you introduced these changes both as an IP, and then, once blocked, with a registered account; 3) you failed to disclose your conflict of interest prior to making these edits.
 * (1) is bad because we don't allow ads here (see WP:NOADS) and we also generally frown upon any sort of copy-pasting (see WP:C-P). (2) is bad because once blocked, a user is expected to cease editing until either the block expires, gets successfully appealed, or is otherwise officially removed (see WP:SOCK); your case is a bit odd in that I believe you edited as an IP first and only then as a registered user, but the general idea is the same. (3) is bad because we require editors who are paid to edit and/or have a possible conflict of interest to disclose such (see WP:COI and WP:PAID).
 * If you want your unblock request to be successful, it needs to contain: 1) a commitment not to make any more promotional edits to the article but to instead merely propose any edits (non-promotional edits that is) you wish to be made on the article's talk page for consideration; 2) a commitment to not copy-paste contents from other websites into Wikipedia; 3) an indication of your understanding of the fact that block evasion isn't allowed; 4) a commitment to disclosing your conflict of interest as required.
 * And don't think for a second you'll be able to go back to copy-pasting your ads; it neither is nor ever was going to happen. If that's your ultimate goal, any efforts towards it will prove futile. 78.28.45.127 (talk) 23:23, 20 June 2018 (UTC)