User talk:Olirecords

Problems with upload of File:Flats.jpg
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Problems with upload of File:Astrid williamson.jpg
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Replaceable fair use File:Kill it kid.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Kill it kid.jpg. I noticed the description page specifies that the media is being used under a claim of fair use, but its use in Wikipedia articles fails our first non-free content criterion in that it illustrates a subject for which a freely licensed media could reasonably be found or created that provides substantially the same information or which could be adequately covered with text alone. If you believe this media is not replaceable, please:


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July 2011
Hello Olirecords. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest, or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * 1) Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
 * 2) Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * 3) Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * 4) Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --IllaZilla (talk) 16:53, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (Olirecords) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because Your username appears to be the name of a corporation, One Little Indian Records, which is a violation of WP:CORPNAME. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. As all of your edits are to One Little Indian Records artists, and seem not to comply with Wikipedia's policies on verifiability, neutral point of view, and non-free content, your purpose on Wikipedia appears to be promotional. --IllaZilla (talk) 16:53, 6 July 2011 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Olirecords, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
 * Adding on your user talk page. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "E-mail this user" on their talk page.
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. &mdash; Cirt (talk) 02:10, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Here are a few key questions:
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?
 * You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Salvio  Let's talk about it! 11:37, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Hi Salvio,


 * Thanks for your message. We are One Little Indian Records and, whilst we understand all of the concerns you raised in your questions, we are not trying to use Wikipedia in a promotional capacity. Rather, we are merely trying to create Wikipedia pages for our artists for the bands themselves, fans etc to update and edit with information and facts to form readily available and reliable resources. All of the information we have uploaded thus far is completely factual and can be referenced from various places both online and in print - please rest assured we are not trying to sneakily upload pages that are in any way favourable or biased to the bands and artists signed to our label.


 * We have tried to change our username as we were sent a message saying it did not comply with username policies that Wikipedia upholds. This is the only reason we have attempted to change our username as we could not use our account unless we did this.


 * Another issue we have come across is the uploading of photos to Wikipedia that we own the rights too. In one instance, a publicity photo that we own the rights too and have sourced from our own press kits was deleted, despite the fact that we added the information on copyright and source into the relevant area on our user space.


 * It would be greatly appreciated if you could give us any advice on the photo issue and also the issue with creating pages for our artists. Looking forward to hearing back from you.


 * OLI — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olirecords (talk • contribs) 13:31, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * First, you are strongly advised not to create Wikipedia pages for our artists for the bands themselves, fans etc to update and edit with information and facts to form readily available and reliable resources. It is almost impossible for someone with such a huge conflict of interest to write neutrally about subjects with which they are connected. Second, copyright issues are complex. Unless you are prepared to release an image for use for any purpose, it cannot be uploaded and used on Wikipedia (there are limited exceptions set out at WP:NFCC but they are unlikely to apply to images of living people). – ukexpat (talk) 18:16, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * If I may pipe in, as the editor who flagged the COI, there are a few points I'd like to add:
 * Olirecords, you refer to yourself as "we" above quite a bit. This is an indication that this is a role account, where multiple persons representing the record label are likely using the account. Sharing an account like this is not allowed. In order for edits to be properly attributed to their authors (per the terms of Wikipedia's licensing agreements), the rule is 1 person to an account (see WP:NOSHARE).
 * "All of the information we have uploaded thus far is completely factual and can be referenced from various places both online and in print" — If you are making the edits, you need to cite the sources that the information is coming from. This is necessary to maintain verifiability of the information. It's not enough to say "it can all be sourced" and then leave it to someone else to actually do the sourcing (which may never happen), you need to cite the sources yourself when adding the information, especially as your edits are to biographies of living persons.
 * "please rest assured we are not trying to sneakily upload pages that are in any way favourable or biased to the bands and artists signed to our label" — This edit, which is the one that brought your activity to my attention, most certainly seems to make the page "favorable and biased" towards the artist in question: language like "Heavy praise for his albums and live performances have followed from critics and fellow performers alike" and "Sartain’s appeal has spread throughout Europe" are not in keeping with Wikipedia's policy on neutral point of view, especially when the statements are not sourced (I say this as a big fan of Mr. Sartain's work, but also as an experienced Wikipedian).
 * As to the photos, the root issue here is copyright and how it relates to Wikipedia being a freely-licensed encyclopedia. Ukexpat is right: it's complex. Basically, because Wikipedia's content is freely licensed under the terms of the GFDL, we have to be very restrictive of the type of non-free content that is allowed. Promotional photos of bands/artists/etc. are non-free: in this case the copyright to them is held either by the artist or by One Little Indian. Wikipedia doesn't generally allow non-free photos of living persons or active bands to be used simply for identification, because it's reasonable to assume that if the subject is alive/active then someone could take a photo of them and release it under a free (or GFDL-compatible) license (see WP:NFCC criteria #1). It's not enough that you are the copyright holder and are choosing to upload the images to Wikipedia, they can't be used unless you choose to release them under GFDL-compatible licenses, in which case you would be giving up at least some of your rights to them. If the record label would like to release some photos under free licenses, you can do that via the upload form. Keep in mind, however, that you would be relinquishing your copyright on the images in question. For this reason most labels/bands/organizations aren't keen on freely-licensing any of their promo photos.
 * I hope these points are helpful. I'll be happy to respond/help if you have further questions. --IllaZilla (talk) 21:10, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Olirecords/Kill It Kid


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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Olirecords/Marc Carroll


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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Olirecords/Kalli


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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Olirecords/Astrid Williamson


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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Olirecords


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Olirecords, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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