User talk:82james82

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Thank you YesI'mOnFire - love your work!

I am not affiliated nor do I work for the mentioned company.

I am planning to write about a range of DeepTech startups in my city Berlin, I have run a similar snapshot of Berlin tech companies for a tech publisher and want to slowly get back into this space after Paternity leave.

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what needs to be amended to get this and future posts live?

JB 82james82 (talk) 12:22, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please elaborate what you mean by this? I'm afraid I do not understand. Ali Beary (talk2me!) 13:00, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ali,

Apologies - I’m a bit confused about the tag and the subsequent deletion.

I was hoping to understand what specifically went wrong with my writing to warrant the tag, and now the deletion and blocking of my account?

Any guidance you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

James 82james82 (talk) 19:27, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

James, your account was blocked because your username seems promotional and you edited for a business article where it looked like you were editing for a COI, or conflict of interest. The topic, I believe, was Tripleye. Moderators assumed that you worked for the company. To be unblocked, you need to change your username to a less business-looking name, and, if they ask, find a way to prove you have no connection to Tripleye. Thanks! Ali Beary _{(talk2me!) (stalk me?!)} 12:47, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:82james82/sandbox

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A tag has been placed on User:82james82/sandbox, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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December 2024

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because it has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or website, which is against the username policy.

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This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

82james82 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

JamesB1982 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Hi there - I am unsure why the previous username caused problems, and also don't understand the allegation of advertising or promoting, as this is not the case. I am writing about influential deep tech companies in Germany.

Accept reason:

The blocking admin clearly made an error here. The deletion may have been justified, but a spam+username violation indefinite hardblock was not. El Beeblerino ^{if you're not into the whole brevity thing} 22:06, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello there! Can you tell me why you were interested in creating the Tripleye article? Do you have any connections with Tripleye? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 00:30, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I created the Tripleye article to highlight a Berlin-based DeepTech company, with an important history - connected to one of the most important autonomous vehicle projects in history—the Prometheus (Forschungsprogramm) under Daimler, which pioneered autonomous vehicles a decade before the 2004 DARPA challenge. The founder of Tripleye was the builder of this.

As someone with experience writing for other German startup tech publications, I wanted to reconnect with this field after paternity leave. Starting with Tripleye felt meaningful given its deep ties to Germany’s legacy in autonomous systems innovation. Thank you for considering this context. 82james82 (talk) 10:27, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So....you're not connected to Tripleye? Why pick this company, and not another, to edit about? 331dot (talk) 10:48, 13 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I chose to start with this company because of my interest in autonomous vehicles and the automotive industry in Germany. My work is focused on the tech space here, and Tripleye stands out as a Berlin-based company in the AV sector with a significant historical connection to the development of autonomous vehicles in Germany. I am not affiliated with the company. 82james82 (talk) 16:33, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell me what is wrong with the lead of your draft, and the sourcing of it more generally? 331dot (talk) 16:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

(Tripleye is an integrated technology solution advancing the future of intelligent machines across a range of industries with cutting-edge autonomous systems and modules.

The company equips engineering teams with the tools needed to enable fully autonomous vehicles or specific autonomous functionalities. Its camera-based approach, rather than relying on LiDAR, delivers unmatched visual detail, scalability, affordability, and versatility.

By leveraging advanced computer vision and AI technologies, Tripleye provides innovative solutions that empower teams to build intelligent systems tailored to their unique operational demands. The company’s patented technology, developed by an experienced team.....) 331dot (talk) 16:58, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Jimfbleak I'm not clear on the username issue. 331dot (talk) 16:59, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
There isn't one, it's a bad block and I've undone it. El Beeblerino ^{if you're not into the whole brevity thing} 22:07, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.El Beeblerino ^{if you're not into the whole brevity thing} 22:24, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear, this is about the block that was issued with bad reasoning regarding your username. You aren't required in any way to participate in the discussion if you don't want to, but I am required to inform you of its existence. El Beeblerino ^{if you're not into the whole brevity thing} 22:50, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tripleye

James, please take a look at 2 guidelines we have that would apply to an article about Tripleye:

The English language Wikipedia has very high requirements for articles about companies. They have to meet those notability rules using reliable sources as defined above. That excludes material such as press releases and “churnalism”. We do not require reliable sources be in English.

Additionally, these articles have to be neutral and “encyclopaedic”, not promotional. The material quoted above by 331dot is blatantly promotional in tone.

Don’t be disappointed if Tripleye doesn’t meet our requirements for inclusion; we have multi-billion dollar companies in the Fortune 500 that don’t qualify according to our rules. (Personally, I think these rules are too strict but I don’t make rules; they’re a product of consensus within the editing community.)

I hope this is helpful. If Tripleye meets our requirements for inclusion, we certainly want a non-promotional article about it. —A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 22:25, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

See also the links that YesI'mOnFire posted above.

Welcome to Wikipedia. I’m sorry we started out a bit hostile; we’re besieged by spammers and promotional articles and all of us can get a bit tetchy at times. —A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 22:50, 15 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I truly appreciate the prompt and helpful correspondence on this—it speaks volumes about the dedication of the Wikipedia community and team. I’m genuinely impressed and grateful for your time and support. I’ll make every effort to improve moving forward. Wishing you a warm and relaxing holiday season. 2A02:3032:360:D590:1AB:8FBA:A5CE:1B54 (talk) 13:54, 17 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]