User talk:Rapt Ventures

 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. Alexf(talk) 23:18, 7 October 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.


 * Not sure if I'm replying to the previous administrator (331dot) correctly. I just want to stress that it is not my intention to promote anyone or any company nor am I paid for my contributions.  I am new to the Wiki editing community and didn't know all the rules.  Up until recently, I didn't even know that you can edit the Wiki pages in all these years that I've been using Wikipedia.  April is really a friend of mine, and it was probably dumb of me to choose her company name.  When I was choosing the username, I saw we should not use our real name.  At the time, I couldn't think of what to use and chose her company name.  I know how it looks but it was an unintentional violation.
 * As for the conflict of interest, yes, I am a friend of April's, but I was not posting any information that would be promotional or offensive to her article, they were just facts of her life and what she's done. As a friend or anyone who knows her well, I saw some errors and outdated information on her article and made updates to correct them.  April is not a celebrity or someone famous, unless you know her personally (family, friend or colleague), no one will know the information in her article is outdated or care to update.  As with all users of Wikipedia, I expect and rely on Wikipedia to provide updated and accurate information on your published articles.  Yes, I was doing this because I know her, but I was also trying to do my part to contribute to the Wiki community to keep the articles accurate and updated.
 * Now that I know that I can update a Wikipedia article, I will be more conscientious when I see mistakes or inaccuracies in any future articles I come across and correct them. As I mentioned, I didn't know we can update the articles until recently.
 * Thank you in advance for understanding. Wikipedia should really consider something like a "quick start" guide with simpler instructions, highlighting the important rules for new users so they understand them.  I hope you can reconsider the circumstances and update my username and remove the block from my account.     Rapt Ventures (talk) 17:02, 8 October 2022 (UTC)

We do have the new user tutorial. 331dot (talk) 10:58, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

I will add that Wikipedia information is not based on personal knowledge, but on what independent reliable sources that can be verified say. If information is only based on personal knowledge and "no one will know the information in her article is outdated", it can't be on Wikipedia. 331dot (talk) 11:00, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Regarding "As with all users of Wikipedia, I expect and rely on Wikipedia to provide updated and accurate information on your published articles", while Wikipedia strives to accurately summarize sources, we're only as good as our volunteer editors, so articles should be read with a healthy skepticism, and sources checked. Please see the general disclaimer. 331dot (talk) 11:03, 13 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Noted on relying on Wikipedia. The point I was trying to make when I said, "no one will know the information in her article is outdated or care to update" is, if you don't know the person, you won't even know their article exist, let alone, edit it. The information on her page are from independent reliable and verifiable sources.
 * I hope you will put into consideration that:
 * -I am new to the Wikipedia editing community and don't know all the rules,
 * -it was a mistake for choosing a prohibited user name but, at the time, I did not realize it was a violation,
 * -by no means will I be or have any intention on advertising or promoting anyone or anything,
 * -I will make meaningful contributions to the Wikipedia community whenever I come across articles that require editing, now that I know this can be done.
 * Please change my username to sml668 and unblock my account. Thank you for your attention and consideration. Rapt Ventures (talk) 04:26, 14 October 2022 (UTC)