User talk:Rebsoc

Disclosure: I'm the founder of rebuildingsociety.com and a proud donor to Wikipedia Foundation. Since my company is not profitable and I have invested more than I am paid, I do not consider myself to be a paid editor. I make edits on subject matters for which I have good insight because I am keen to see the growth of the Peer-to-peer lending industry.

Sometimes the most relevant content is authored by the people closest to the subject with a connected interest. My additions are reviewed and always intended to be neutral, supported with appropriate citations. I will use the COI tag where relevant on my insertions, but since this disclosure is visible at the top of the page, I believe I am compliant with the policy. --Rebsoc (talk) 16:17, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

November 2021
 Your account has been blocked indefinitely 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.

This is not correct, it is my personal account, which only I use. I didn't want to use a personally identifiable name for security reasons.

You may request a change of name and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions other than 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:
 * 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.

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. 331dot (talk) 21:45, 7 November 2021 (UTC)


 * The username is not the only issue, you must address your inappropriate edits and other policy issues. 331dot (talk) 13:06, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

OK. I've added a disclosure notice to the top of my profile, hopefully, this now complies with the relevant policies. I've read about using the COI tag for specific insertions and apologise for not using this previously. Now the COI notice is at the top of the page. I'm unable to edit the page to insert the COI tag to the edits I made. --Rebsoc (talk) 16:17, 9 November 2021 (UTC)

I've changed my username to "civilfrontier" hopefully this is sufficiently meaningless. I do intend to edit pages and content, especially around crypto and tech-related content, where there is a lot of information. I just wanted to start with subjects I know most about, which happen to be subjects I'm connected to. Personally, as long as the content is factual, and periodically overseen, I think it should be acceptable for people to contribute to matters they know intimately. Suspending newbies because they write about stuff they are connected to is a good way to disenfranchise new editors who prefer to start with stuff they know about. I'd quite like to write about management case studies too and teleworking workplace practices, but I need to read up more first.
 * There is a difference between editing about topics that you know about and topics that you are directly connected with. There are encyclopedia websites where only vetted experts in a topic can edit, if that is more agreeable with you. For guidance in editing about an area you are knowledgeable in, please see WP:EXPERT. Wikipedia does not just have "factual" content; it summarizes what independent reliable sources state about a topic. 331dot (talk) 09:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)