User talk:Ringdale

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Ringdale, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. - Dank (push to talk) 18:21, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

Boy, I had to go back and do some untangling of your talk page history to find the rest of the context for this. It seems like your only edit was a link to your own web site, and you seem determined that your username should reflect the name of your web site (which this one still does). Under the conflict of interest guidelines, we all avoid linking to our own web sites or advertising our own businesses. Now that you know that you won't be linking to or writing about your web site, do you still want a Wikipedia account? Since your edits won't be about your web site, can you think of a personal username for yourself? Since you won't be writing about your web site, what kinds of edits do you think you're likely to make? You are blocked for the username, but there's very little point in unblocking your account if we're just going to have to block you again for self-promotion. Better to ask nicely, and make sure you understand the rules, and then unblock. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 13:44, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Apologies, it is now clear, please change it to the following then:

Thanks.


 * I really do not wish to appear to be negative, but could you please indicate what you intend to write about, given that you are prohibited from mentioning your website?--Anthony Bradbury"talk" 12:11, 12 November 2012 (UTC)