User talk:BlundellStreet

December 2019

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "89up", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it implies shared use. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Kindly go through the links provided, and read about usernames. Also read WP:COI. —usernamekiran(talk) 15:46, 18 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

deleting old sections

would be well worth explaining further what that means or how it works to remove the material - best place is the article talk page JarrahTree 12:53, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

March 2020

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username, 89up, does not meet our username policy.

Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.

A username should not be promotional, appear to represent a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. However, you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:

Adding {{unblock-un|your new username here}} below. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "Email this user" on their talk page.
At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
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If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. TheSandDoctor ^Talk 02:20, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

Requested username:

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

Accept reason:

Renamed, so unblocked. I see you have declared your conflict of interest on your user page already. Thank you for doing so. Yamla (talk) 16:33, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello BlundellStreet, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your additions to Reporters Without Borders have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Wikipedia:Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify the information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Wikipedia:Copyrights. You may also want to review Wikipedia:Copy-paste.
If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials.
In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are PD or compatibly licensed) it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions, the help desk or the Teahouse before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Wikipedia:Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you must follow the copyright attribution steps in Wikipedia:Translation#How to translate. See also Wikipedia:Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 19:16, 1 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Paid editing query

Hi — I've reviewed (and slightly edited) your two recent articles, Artists at Risk and Perpetuum Mobile (Organization), which led me here. I'm assuming you've been paid to edit these articles, per the general disclosure note on your user page, is that correct? In which case, you need to specifically disclose who has paid you to edit what articles, either on your user page or on the talk pages of the articles in question, or ideally both — see WP:PAYDISCLOSE. In the meantime I've tagged both articles for possible UPE (undisclosed paid editing) issues. Thanks, --DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:22, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to disclose that I am acting on behalf of a not-for-profit organisation and have agreed to produce two wikipedia pages on their behalf. The organisation that paid for these pages was Perpetuum Mobile and under the Wikipedia definition, they are my client. I will make the necessary disclosures on the talk page of the articles in question once my account has been unblocked and I commence work on improving the draft Articles for creation submission.

Having read the Terms of Use and paid editing disclosure requirements I now understand that I must submit my content through the Articles for Creation process and I intend to do so for any future paid editor submissions. SBlundellStreet (talk)

Shared account?

Hi again — another question: your user page gives the impression that this account is used by a company, rather than an individual; can you confirm? The reason for asking is that per WP:SHAREDACCOUNT, accounts should be associated with individual users, not organisations etc. If the account is being used by just one person, you may wish to edit your user page accordingly. Best, --DoubleGrazing (talk) 08:31, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Perpetuum Mobile (organization) moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Perpetuum Mobile (organization), is obviously undisclosed paid editing. Paid editors are expected to submit content through the Articles for Creation process. Once you've made appropriate disclosure, you can submit it using the Articles for Creation template on the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:03, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have now made the appropriate disclosure in the talk page of my account. I will submit the article through the Articles for Creation process once my account has been unblocked. BlundellStreet (talk)

July 2021

Your account has been blocked indefinitely for advertising or promotion and violating the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use, as you did at Draft:Perpetuum Mobile (organization). This is because you have been making promotional edits to topics in which you have a financial stake, yet you have failed to adhere to the mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a form of conflict of interest (COI) editing which involves being compensated by a person, group, company or organization to use Wikipedia to promote their interests. Undisclosed paid advocacy is strictly prohibited. Using this site for advertising or promotion is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia.

If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, please read our guide to appealing blocks to understand more about unblock requests, and then add the text {{unblock|reason=your reason here ~~~~}} at the end of your user talk page. For that request to be considered, you must:

Confirm that you have read and understand the Terms of Use and paid editing disclosure requirements.
State clearly how you are being compensated for your edits, and describe any affiliation or conflict of interest you might have with the subjects you have written about.
Describe how you intend to edit such topics in the future.

Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:18, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

Request reason:

Dear Wikipedia editor team Thank you for your message informing us as to why my account was blocked. I would like to appeal this decision on the grounds that I understand what I was blocked for, I will not do it again, and I will make productive contributions instead. I would firstly like to disclose that I was acting on behalf of a not-for-profit organisation and had agreed to produce two wikipedia pages on their behalf. The organisation that paid for these pages were Perpetuum Mobile.and under the wikipedia definition, they are my client. I have updated our main user page to reflect this. I now understand that I must submit my content through the Articles for Creation process and I intend to do so for any future paid editor submissions. I can also confirm I am acting as an individual under the name Padraig Reidy and my employer is 89up. The log-in details for this account are my own and have not been shared across the organisation. Finally, I can confirm that I have fully read your Terms of Use and I hope you are able to now unblock my account. I look forward to your response and further advice. Kind regards, Padraig BlundellStreet (talk) 16:52, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

No response to last query below in 10 days. — Daniel Case (talk) 05:26, 10 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

Unfortunately, I am unsure how to update my main user page as I currently blocked from doing so. I would appreciate your advice - Padraig BlundellStreet (talk) 16:57, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot edit your user page until the block is removed. I noticed there that it states "This account has been set up by 89up" but here you say that you are acting as an individual. Both of these things cannot be true at the same time. Who set up this account? 331dot (talk) 19:57, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Blundell Street, please also explain what you mean by "us" and "our"? – is there more than one person using this account? Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 20:11, 12 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Us refers to my employer 89up. Is it possible for me to work for a company and act as an individual for various clients? My log-in details are known by me and nobody else at 89up.

I wish to make the relevant disclosures that I have been contracted by Perpetuum Mobile to establish the Wikipedia pages for the organisation itself and one of its projects. However I cannot do this while the account is blocked. Please could you help to unblock my account so that I can go through the appropriate steps to rectify the situation. BlundellStreet (talk) 10:42, 27 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

You can make the disclosures on this page. 331dot (talk) 08:33, 30 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Artists at Risk moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, Artists at Risk, is obviously undisclosed paid editing. Paid editors are expected to submit content through the Articles for Creation process. Once you've made appropriate disclosure, you can submit it using the Articles for Creation template on the page. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 14:31, 6 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Artists at Risk

Hello, BlundellStreet. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Artists at Risk, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 15:03, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Concern regarding Draft:Perpetuum Mobile (organization)

Hello, BlundellStreet. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Perpetuum Mobile (organization), a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Drafts that have not been edited for six months may be deleted, so if you wish to retain the page, please edit it again or request that it be moved to your userspace.

If the page has already been deleted, you can request it be undeleted so you can continue working on it.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 22:04, 6 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Perpetuum Mobile (organization)

Hello, BlundellStreet. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Perpetuum Mobile".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:11, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Artists at Risk

Hello, BlundellStreet. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Artists at Risk".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}}, {{db-draft}}, or {{db-g13}} code.

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Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia! 10mmsocket (talk) 14:00, 21 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]