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Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

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--Orange Mike | Talk 12:52, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

I am an ex-scholar of this school and have lived in the Modbury District for over 30 years. I was putting an article about the school in and I spent a lot of time referencing school sites. I would like details on what exactly is considered promotion considering this is a government public school (non-profit). The reason why I used the Modbury School name was so that I could formulate and edit it before I made it into an article, I used the text box template for schools and the context statement is referenced directly from the website. Can I please have specific information about what i need to remove?

Decline reason:

If you can write the sort of stuff you posted in the article and sincerely not see what is promotional about it then I doubt that you are capable of editing neutrally. If you wish to make another unblock request then I strongly advise you to address the points made below by JohnCD. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:57, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia articles require a neutral point of view and ar not for advertising or promotion of any kind. Your article was written in the first person as though from the school, and used "Peacock terms" and promotional language: "small school with a country feel... Modbury School is proud to offer students and parents an opportunity to be part of this caring community... Our innovative and progressive school... We aim to provide high quality teaching and learning... " That is an advertisement or a prospectus, not an encyclopedia article, which should be written from outside about a subject, stating plain facts cited to reliable sources. Your username combined with the tone of your article gave the impression that you were editing on behalf of the school for promotional purposes. If you have any connection with the school, please read the guideline on WP:Conflict of interest.

If you wish to be unblocked, please confirm you understand that:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a noticeboard, and is not for promotion of any kind.
Articles need to show that their subjects are notable, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by citing references to significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources.
If you have any connection to the subjects you write about, you should observe the code in Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

There is good advice at WP:Your first article.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 14:41, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Checking further, I find that your article was largely copied from the school website. That is another important issue: Wikipedia cannot accept material copied from elsewhere, see Wikipedia:Copy-paste, unless a formal copyright release has been made as described at WP:Donating copyrighted materials, or permission obtained and verified as described at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. Assertion of permission to use is not enough. Actually, it is not often worth organizing a copyright release because, as in this case, material from websites is usually too promotional or otherwise unsuitable. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 15:32, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally note that 1) primary schools of this sort are very seldom [[:WP:N|notable enough to call for an article in an encyclopedia; and 2) Wikipedia does not exist to promote what you consider a "worthy" or "admirable" entity, cause, etc.. "Promotion" is not limited to for-profit ventures. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:59, 29 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply. I would like to address JohnCD points as was described. Firstly, the school that I am discussing has significant history in the area, as it was built in 1877. The capital city, Adelaide, in Australia was only settled in 1836 so I think the school is notable enough to be included. Over 130 years of history is quite significant in Australia as it is a relatively 'new' country comparative to European cultures. It was the first school in the district. Other users will have the opportunity to edit and add more information. Secondly, I will remove the first person narrative (which I think was in the school context section), and change wording to a more factual description, leaving the nuts and bolts. I have also sourced photos of the school from old newspapers and will reference those. Thirdly, I understand that:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a noticeboard, and is not for promotion of any kind.
Articles need to show that their subjects are notable, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by citing references to significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources.
If you have any connection to the subjects you write about, you should observe the code in Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

Also, I lived in multiple places in South Australia, and would like the opportunity to edit, correct and improve the content of your pages. I have spent hours sifting through the National Library of Australia's archive [1] (the online scanner) which requires volunteers such as myself to correct the computer's scanning errors. If we refer to the category List of schools in South Australia Modbury School is on there, 58 government schools here have already got articles about them. Why should some schools be considered notable and others not?

Lastly I would like an opportunity to redeem myself and have the opportunity to edit the original page and put it forward to be checked. Sincerely N. Delsar (Modburyschool (talk) 07:57, 30 September 2011 (UTC))[reply]

Orange Mike can you please respond, I have addressed the dot points as requested.

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