User talk:Singingsleddogs

February 2022
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked 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.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of 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: 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. Cullen328 (talk) 18:45, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * 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.

February 2022
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked 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.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of 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: 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. Cullen328 (talk) 18:48, 11 February 2022 (UTC)
 * 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.


 * Please realize that Wikipedia is unconcerned with what an organization wants to say about itself. An organization is not entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because it exists. Like other Wikipedia topics, it must be notable by Wikipedia's definition, specifically the notability criteria for organizations. To be considered notable, the organization must have already received significant coverage from multiple reliable sources that are independent of the organization itself. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:49, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for the reply. I have read over the pages notability criteria and sources, and would ask for advice regarding how notability is established for an arts organisation. For example, when I look at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra entry, I see that their references come mostly from reviews in the Winnipeg Free Press. The Manitoba Chamber Orchestra has an entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia, but other than that mostly references to internal sources. The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is in a similar situation, as is the Prairie Theatre Exchange. I picked Winnipeg arts organisations just for comparison purposes. These are all notable organisations with a long and important history in the Canadian cultural scene, but it seems that it is difficult for them to establish this notability. Your perspective on this issue and any advice for going forward with this would be much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GSnewmusic (talk • contribs)


 * Using other articles as a basis for your own can be a double-edged sword. Unfortunately, with over 6 million articles and an entirely volunteer-based editor community, unsuitable articles will slip in and not be noticed for some time. The Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre is an example of a poorly sourced article, as it uses mostly primary sources affiliated with the organization. I'll look at that one in detail later - it might need paring back to a stub article, or deleted outright.


 * Notability must be established by significant mention in reliable sources (online or print). Even if an organization is long-lived and well-known locally, it's not notable enough here if there is inadequate significant coverage to verify its claim of significance.


 * One last thing. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:
 * Add four tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment, or
 * With the cursor positioned at the end of your comment, click on the signature button OOjs UI icon signature-ltr.svg located above the edit window.
 * This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is necessary to allow other editors to easily see who wrote what and when. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:19, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

I've re-placed this outside the block notice for formatting purposes. 331dot (talk) 18:37, 12 February 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for considering the request. I would be interested in being a general contributor, with a particular interest in Canadian arts and culture.

GSnewmusic (talk) 13:35, 13 February 2022 (UTC)


 * The user has agreed to the above terms, do they need to open a new unblock request? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:29, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * is the blocking admin. 331dot (talk) 20:42, 13 February 2022 (UTC)
 * I do not object to an unblock as long as the editor understands that original research is not permitted on Wikipedia, and that includes gathering unpublished information from the original founding members. Press clippings they may possess, on the other hand, may be useful. Cullen328 (talk) 22:11, 13 February 2022 (UTC)

Understood.GSnewmusic (talk) 11:16, 14 February 2022 (UTC)

Hi. Just checking in to see if I need to do anything. GSnewmusic (talk) 10:57, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Hello. Checking in to see if the unblock is going forward or if there is any further discussion. Thanks. GSnewmusic (talk) 10:33, 3 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Pinging - the user has agreed to the terms you laid out for an unblock. Should they submit a new unblock request or is that not required? --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:18, 9 March 2022 (UTC)
 * I suggest a new unblock request to be reviewed by another administrator. Cullen328 (talk) 17:28, 9 March 2022 (UTC)

I've logged your editing restrictions at Editing restrictions/Unblock conditions and unblocked you - best of luck editing. As I failed to mention it above, you can make any appeals at the appropriate time at WP:AN. Let me know if you've got any questions either on the unblock or on editing generally. Nosebagbear (talk) 10:11, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

globally renamed GSnewmusic to Singingsleddogs
globally renamed GSnewmusic to Singingsleddogs. A member of the unblock request review team will review your unblock request. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 19:27, 17 March 2022 (UTC)