User talk:Robert Whitcomb

March 2018
Hello, I'm Kirbanzo. I noticed that you recently removed content from Robert Whitcomb without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Kirbanzo (talk) 18:43, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Robert Whitcomb. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the article Robert Whitcomb, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the request edit template);
 * disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:53, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

March 2018
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates, or other materials from Wikipedia without adequate explanation, as you did at Robert Whitcomb, you may be blocked from editing. Skipping level 2 due to known conflict of interest and removing valid information on the grounds of it being "false". Kirbanzo (talk) 18:55, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Robert Whitcomb. Shellwood (talk) 19:00, 28 March 2018 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, Robert Whitcomb, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

If you are the person represented by this username, please note that the practice of blocking such usernames is to protect you from being impersonated, not to discourage you from editing Wikipedia. You may choose to edit under a new username (see information below), but keep in mind that you are welcome to continue to edit under this username. If you choose to do so, we ask the following:
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If you are not the person represented by this username, 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 and create the account yourself. 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 think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. kelapstick(bainuu) 21:37, 28 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Note that this block is not based on editing practice, it is Username related. Standard practice for editors claiming to be a well known person is to block first, and unblock following identity confirmation via the OTRS system. --kelapstick(bainuu) 21:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)