User talk:Simontbannister

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Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions, such as your edit to the page Back pain, seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, see: If you still have questions, there is a new contributor's help page, or you can write   below this message along with a question and someone will be along to answer it shortly. You may also find the following pages useful for a general introduction to Wikipedia: I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome! Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 16:57, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
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January 2012
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for abuse of editing privileges, as you did at Back pain. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 18:17, 30 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I won't take action on your unblock request one way or the other since I was involved in reverting your edits - however I suggest you read our guidelines on reliable sources while you wait for someone to come along. -- Versa geek  18:35, 30 January 2012 (UTC)


 * Simontbannister, it's unfortunate that you've been blocked without proper warnings, however the site you linked to is not a reliable source per out policies and as such this link shouldn't be added. Now that you know that you can't add this link, what else do you intend to do on Wikipedia? Max Semenik (talk) 18:42, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
 * The editor was warned above and this occurred before the block. I have been removing large numbers of sites like this. I think it might be a sock farm or a group of paid editors.-- Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 20:20, 30 January 2012 (UTC)


 * I disagree with the argument. You will see references 38, for example, is for a similar website and yet has not been removed. I feel the opinionated undos by so-called experienced users is a really negative side to wikipedia that puts many extremely knowledgeable contributors off. I happen to a health professional and could contribute significantly but have already been put off by the actions of these users. Simontbannister (talk) 20:43, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
 * That site looks suspicious, yes - but at least they claim to have an editorial board. Anyway, the existence of other non-compliant stuff on Wikipedia doesn't mean that adding more non-compliant stuff is allowed, we have limited resorces and can't clean everything up immediately. Simon, I'm afraid that I can't unblock you if your only goal here is to add a link to your website, our conflict of interest policy prohibits such kind of editing. Max Semenik (talk) 21:38, 30 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Typically when someone shows up somewhere new they take the advice of the people who already work there... Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 23:28, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

In response to your feedback
It is true, there is a very strong hierarchy here with Admins as gods, and the ultra nerds who make tens of thousands of edits and usually use their knowledge of the policies to bully newcomers. Against such people, regular users have no chance.

My only advice is to find allies, especially an admin since they have the powers to ban. Anyone can be banned without proper cause today so it a very used tool to get rid of opponents (I'm not saying you should do this, but it is a reality on Wikipedia).

Have fun!

Juice  Leskinen  19:06, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

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