User talk:PickleballJ

January 2022
Hello, I'm TornadoLGS. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Pickleball have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:03, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Pickleball. 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. Thank you. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:21, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for advertising or promotion. 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:. Kinu t/c 02:24, 21 January 2022 (UTC)


 * Purely in the interest of proper procedure, I will say that the appeal here was not properly formatted and would not have notified the appropriate admins. This is the template to place beneath your block notification (as it appears on this page, not in the source). I am not copying your previous wording, since leveling accusations at administrators likely won't do you any favors.
 * That being said, your edits still appeared to have been promotional. For instance you did not link to the rulebook as a source; you linked to a page where it could be purchased, which is not permitted. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)
 * That being said, your edits still appeared to have been promotional. For instance you did not link to the rulebook as a source; you linked to a page where it could be purchased, which is not permitted. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:06, 21 January 2022 (UTC)

It was unintentional. I've now reviewed the guidelines and hope to be a contribute in a positive manner to the community, if given a chance.


 * You may appeal the block with the template, as described above, if you would like that second chance. This will create the notification for an admin to review your case. It will still be up to administrator discretion. While I have been involved in this case, I cannot block or unblock editors because I am not an admin. TornadoLGS (talk) 19:29, 21 January 2022 (UTC)