User talk:Rbb3

July 2009
Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

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Your edits were good however your insertion of a link to a commercial website was not. Your username is considered a "spam username" because it appears to be promotional of Jewish Gift Place. Links to commercial websites are considered a big no-no. Please read External links, COI and WP:reliable sources  Triplestop  x3  01:29, 25 July 2009 (UTC)
 * I will choose the username Rbb3, which is my initials - Risa Beth Borsykowsky and 3 for my 3 kids. I appreciate the time that you spend re-considering this unblock request.

Updated - maybe I copied the wrong information and actually put in the Unblock message myself? The screenshot did not clearly show me what to do. Sorry. Hello. I am confused. I read the paragraph below: Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s): Allowing username change to Rbb3 (talk · contribs). Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. (I was unable to do this - no Save button).

But right below that, there was another paragraph that said: This blocked user (block log | autoblocks | unblock | contribs) has asked to be unblocked, but one or more administrators has reviewed and declined this request.

I was very happy to read that I was unblocked but then I realized that I must still be blocked. Please help me understand this. Thanks for your time. Risa Borsykowsky


 * You seem to have accidentally placed an unblock approved template on the page yourself. I'll remove it now.  According to your block log, this account is currently still blocked.  Exploding Boy (talk) 16:16, 27 July 2009 (UTC)

OK - I realize what I did. Sorry - I will wait for the unblock. Risa

Hello. While I am waiting to be unblocked, I wanted to clarify the external link policy so that I don't become blocked again. One of the reasons I was blocked was for linking to a commercial website, however, on the "External Links" page, it says, "This guideline does not apply to inline citations or general references, which should appear in the "References" or "Notes" section." I added about 3 paragraphs of content to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamsa and put in a reference to this page http://www.jewishgiftplace.com/Hamsa-Hand-Symbology.html. Since it is a citation, and not a link in the main content area of the page, is it still unacceptable to reference this page? Thanks for any clarification. Risa
 * It might be OK if someone else did so. We don't get to put in links to our own websites, anywhere. --jpgordon:==( o ) 18:09, 27 July 2009 (UTC)