User talk:Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable

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Hello user, I would like to inform you of the following part of the Wikipedia username policy. Use of a company or group name as a username is not explicitly prohibited, but it is not recommended, and depending on the circumstances may be seen as a problem. Similarly, editing with a possible conflict of interest, such as editing an article about your employer, is not disallowed, but anyone wishing to do so is advised to first accumulate some editing experience in unrelated areas. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted; see Sharing accounts below. Your username matches that of a group represented on the web at http://shakespeareauthorship.org and your only contributions seem to be on the Shakespeare authorship question-article. You should consider registering under a new personal "nickname" and contributing to more topics within Wikipedia. This will help you gain experience with Wikipedia and will ultimately make you a better author. Focusing on one topic and especially a topic that you are personally very involved with can be very difficult challenging. If you have any question, I will be happy to try and answer them for you. --TheDJ (talk • contribs) 00:19, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

July 2008
Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. Please remember to observe our core policies. Please don't delete properly referenced material from Wikipedia. Xover (talk) 07:37, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

August 2008
Please do not delete content or templates from pages on Wikipedia without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Xover (talk) 19:21, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Xover (talk) 19:22, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Xover (talk) 08:09, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to add promotional material to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. ''Judging by your account name you are affiliated with the web site in question. Your edit is thus is in conflict with Wikipedia's policies on Conflict of Interest and advertising. Please discuss this on the article talk page before adding this material.'' Xover (talk) 20:04, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. The next time you use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing. ''Judging by your account name you are affiliated with the web site in question. Your edit is thus is in conflict with Wikipedia's policies on Conflict of Interest and advertising. Please discuss this on the article talk page before adding this material.'' Xover (talk) 23:01, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

You have had plenty of warnings. You will now be reported and blocked. Smatprt (talk) 07:40, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

Please engage in discussion on the article talk page!
Hi Shakespeare Authorship Roundtable,

On the off chance that you think the previous messages on here have been automated warnings and that such can be safely ignored: Hi! This is an actual human being writing here! :-)

The edits you keep making to Shakespeare authorship question are problematic for several reasons, and have consistently been reverted by other editors. This is a sign that you need to come to the article's Talk page to discuss these edits. If you just keep pushing for your preferred version and refusing to engage in discussion we'll pretty much have no other recourse than to ask for administrator intervention for disruptive edits. Please engage in discussion and try to get consensus for these edits!

The problems with your edits are mainly that they fail to adhere to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy by changing the article from what was the previous consensus (which isn't wrong per se, but needs discussion and a new consensus before changing the article), and self promotion by editing the description for a web site you're directly involved with (judging by your user name). None of these problems are insurmountable, but you do need to engage other editors in discussion and consenus building rather than just insisting on your preferred version. I'm particularly concerned that you some times delete material from the page with no explanation for the removal in the edit summary, much less prior discussion on the Talk page.

I'd be happy to try to answer any questions you may have, and I'm watching your user talk page so you can respond here or on my user Talk page at your preference. --Xover (talk) 09:31, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

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

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
 * Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  23:33, 29 June 2010 (UTC)