User talk:PowerboardbyHoverboard

May 2016
There have been two problems with this account: 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 or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:25, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

{{unblock-spamun reviewed|EArnett|Hello Boing! said Zebedee. I also sent you an email but wanted to paste it here as well. Thanks Eamon. [EMAIL} Hello Boing! said Zebedee,

I first wanted to apologize for not adhering to Wikipedia's guidelines in regards to your reasoning for not accepting the edits for 'Promotional username, promotional edits'.

We were contacted by our attorney's to clarify the trademark on this page. Is there another way we can do this without coming across as 'Promotional username, promotional edits'?

As you can see we are really just trying to clarify the use of the term HOVERBOARD in relation to the "self balancing scooter" for legal purposes and had no intentions of doing anything other than that.

Is this something you can help or assist with please?

Thanks,

Eamon

Page we were asked to update: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-balancing_scooter
 * decline=There are several issues here. Firstly, your repeated use of "we" suggests this is a shared account, something Wikipedia does not permit. Secondly, you took a section about the etymology of the word "hoverboard" and put your company's trademark at the very top, above much earlier use. I expect you'll acknowledge that the information you added does not help our readers' understanding of the etymology of the word "hoverboard". The section did in fact already mention your trademarks, with the level of detail appropriate to give our readers an understanding of the origin and current use of the name, referencing highly reliable sources. You did not clarify that at all; instead you blatantly spammed the article. I rather doubt any legal purposes justify speaking of "the breakthrough engineering feat for personal fun and transportation" - that's marketingspeak, plain and simple. If that's all you want to do on Wikipedia, the encyclopedia will not be improved if you are unblocked. Besides, you also violated the Terms of Use by not following the disclosure requirements set out in the "Paid editing without disclosure" section. Huon (talk) 21:30, 5 May 2016 (UTC)}}


 * Hi. I got the copy that you sent me by email too, but I think Huon has covered the problems with the use of shared accounts, the inclusion of marketing speak in articles, and the Wikimedia Terms of Use. You should also find Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest policy page informative. As for your username change request, we already have an account by the very similar name of Earnett, so you'd need to choose something a little more different. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:28, 6 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Dear “Huon” “Boing! said Zebedee”,

I apologize for not adhering to Wikipedia’s terms and policies in my previous attempt to update the content on the “Etymology of “hoverboard”” section of the “Self-balancing scooter” Wikipedia page, found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-balancing_scooter. I was simply unaware of these terms and policies until you drew my attention to them in your messages, dated May 5, 2016 and May 6, 2016.

For purposes of clarification, the “PowerboardbyHoverboard” account is not a shared account, but is instead limited to just myself (Eamon). Even though I used the word “we” in my previous communication to refer to my company, I am the sole operator of this Wikipedia account and keeper of all the account information pertaining to this account.

Next, it was not my intention to add content to the above-mentioned Wikipedia posting that constitutes “marketingspeak.” Instead, my intention was to provide factual information about the current term “hoverboard” in order to further educate readers about the term’s etymology and history. Even though the “Self-balancing scooter” Wikipedia page correctly states that “Patmont Motor Werks registered the trademark "Hoverboard" for an "electrically powered two wheeled scooter for terrestrial human transportation,” it incorrectly states that Patmont Motor Werks “renewed it in 2009.” This trademark was actually cancelled in 2008.  See http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=75621756&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch.  On March 4, 2009, The Patmont Revocable Trust filed a new trademark application in the USPTO for HOVERBOARD in association with “electrically powered two wheeled scooter for terrestrial human transportation.”  This trademark was registered with the USPTO on September 22, 2009.  See http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=77683653&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch.  In 2015, The Patmont Revocable Trust granted Powerboard, LLC an exclusive license to the HOVERBOARD trademark in the U.S., including the exclusive right to use and enforce this trademark. I would be happy to provide evidencing the license grant from The Patmont Revocable Trust to Powerboard, LLC.

Further, “Huon” noted that I violated Wikipedia’s Term of Use by “not following disclosure requirements set out in the “Paid editing without disclosure” section.” According to the “Paid contributions without disclosure” section of Wikipedia’s Terms of Use, it is prohibited to engage in “deceptive activities, including misrepresentation of affiliation, impersonation, and fraud. As part of these obligations, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.” Once again, I apologize for not having previously carefully reviewed Wikipedia’s Terms of Use. In order to remedy this oversight, I would like to add a statement to my user page that states that I am employed by Powerboard, LLC.

I hope that I have now sufficiently met the requirements necessary for my Wikipedia account to be unblocked. Also, I hope that you understand my intention for adding educational and accurate content to the Self-balancing scooter” Wikipedia page. Please let me know if you have any additional question or require any additional information.