User talk:Thinklogic

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Conflict of interest with your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Thinklogic", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

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August 2016
There have been two problems with this account: 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 or other organisation or group, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing.

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Bishonen &#124; talk 09:11, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

I can assure you, that was not my intention. My aim was to create a factual page about a company which and not to promote it. Surely that is allowed as other businesses have pages on Wikipedia. Thinklogic (talk) 12:26, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Hello, I am genuinely very sorry about the confusion of what is written on Wikipedia. I fully appreciate now that articles need to be factual and NOT for self promotion. In hindsight I should have researched this first. Would it be possible to have another chance to do it properly this time?

Kind Regards
 * To do what properly? Do you intend to create another page about your business? The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 12:06, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

To contribute to Wikipedia properly. My initial content on the Thinklogic page was uploaded, moments later I removed it because I knew it violated the rules. I feel it is slightly harsh to block me when there is nothing showing on the page that violates the rules at this moment in time. It was my understanding that companies are allowed a page on Wikipedia providing the written content on that page is not in such a way that is promoting the company. Is this correct? Thinklogic (talk) 12:18, 24 August 2016 (UTC)