User talk:SyBrighton14

October 2024

Welcome to Wikipedia. Your account has been blocked from editing because your username gives the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, product, department, or website. Your username is the principal reason for the block. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable, regardless of the username that you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid or compensated in any way, you must disclose who is paying you to edit here. You may also read our FAQ for article subjects.

Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a username change to this account.

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If you prefer to change the username of this account, you may do so by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

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Appeals: If your username does not represent a group, organization, department, website, or other entity described above, and if you believe that this block was incorrect or made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the following text to the bottom of your user talk page (this page): {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Thank you. Cabayi (talk) 10:17, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is a soft block which merely requires you to change your username before the block can be lifted. Usernames may not represent a group, organisation, or business, a role within them, a product, a service, or a website. Your real name is not required, just something unique to you that represents YOU, not your job. Please read the Username policy and choose another name.

The WMF's terms of use require you to declare your PAID conflict of interest before continuing to edit. Cabayi (talk) 10:21, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Cabayi,

I am still trying to get to the bottom of what i need to do here in order to update Richard's page so it is up to date and useful and factually correct. I have tried to do all you have asked and have explained our situation. I have requested to change the username to my name so it does not seem like i am trying to impersonate Richard. Please can you help?? Portobellostudios (talk) 12:22, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for this very useful information

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.

SyBrighton14 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

Your reason here old username sounded like a company Portobellostudios (talk) 10:29, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

As per below. 331dot (talk) 11:29, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You said elsewhere your name was Sy. Is "Richard" a misguided attempt to impersonate your boss? Cabayi (talk) 10:37, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I see a previous now-blocked editor, User:RAWC56 also claimed to be Curtis' assistant and had a username which might be taken as an attempt to suggest that they were Curtis himself (RWAC being Curtis' initials and 1956 being his year of birth). If you are the same person, you should request an unblock on your original account rather than creating a new one to get around the block. Caeciliusinhorto-public (talk) 10:46, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This account has been blocked indefinitely as a sockpuppet that was created to violate Wikipedia policy. Note that using multiple accounts is allowed, but using them for illegitimate reasons is not, and that all edits made while evading a block or ban may be reverted or deleted. If this account is not a sockpuppet, and you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here ~~~~}} below. Cabayi (talk) 10:54, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the evidence provided by Caeciliusinhorto-public, and your own assertion that "For 6 months now..." on an account which is just 3 months old, it's now clear that this account is a block evading sockpuppet of RAWC56 (talk · contribs). You will need to return to that user account to request an unblock. That account also has username issues in regard to impersonation of Richard Curtis. Cabayi (talk) 11:02, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear All,

As i mentioned i am Richard's assistant, i am trying to make these changes on his behalf and at the request of him and his wife. I am not trying to impersonate him, i have been clear who i am. If you wish to look me up my name is Sy Brighton. His assistant before me also tried to make these changes and never had any luck. Its been an infuriating process. I guess the RAWC56 might have been set up by her if she was trying to achieve the same thing as me! It felt appropriate to change our account to a name that reflects Richard as we would only ever use it for his page. If you would like me to use my own name i would be happy to do that.

Id really love to get this sorted so his page is useful, up to date and correct ahead of him getting his Oscar in which many people might come to his page.

Thanks in advance for your help. Portobellostudios (talk) 13:16, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Portobellostudios (talk) 14:48, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, I read incorrectly. Your account is two years and three months old. I'm inclined to believe your explanation. However, that just shifts the explanation to meatpuppetry, two of Curtis' personal assistants acting at his direction. The other was blocked so you were, perhaps unwittingly, acting in defiance of the block on the other meat puppet.

You need to structure an appeal, as described above, using the {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} template. Points you should bear in mind:

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia constructed on what reliable sources say. The article is not part of Curtis' social media. His desires for the article are secondary.
Your new username may not represent a business. You may not use the username to imply/hint/pretend that you are Curtis. You do not need to use your real name, but you've placed it all over the wiki now so it hardly matters.
You need to reassure the reviewing administrator that you will comply with the restrictions on paid editing.

- Cabayi (talk) 17:25, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

His previous assistant is on maternity leave, it isnt a conspiracy. Or 'meat puppetry' if you look online you can see who we are. Richard himself and his wife and I just want his page to be reflective of his enormous achievements and right now it isnt. The other account was blocked for exactly the same reason. I will lodge an appeal as you have suggested. But lord knows i am so disheartened by this whole process. Portobellostudios (talk) 18:11, 18 October 2024 (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.

SyBrighton14 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

SyBrighton14 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

For all the reasons previously outlined

Accept reason:

Lifting with a partial block from Emma Freud and Richard Curtis, in the understanding you will use the edit request process when you have a conflict of interest. Please remember to complete the paid editor disclosure before making any further edits. The teahouse would be happy to answer any questions you might have, and I am reachable on my talk page. Good luck and happy editing. House Blaster (talk • he/they) 15:43, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks everyone - hugely appreciated. 62.43.70.116 (talk) 09:36, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Make sure you remember to log in to your account :) House Blaster (talk • he/they) 16:32, 17 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Portobellostudios (talk) 18:13, 18 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can you answer the following in your own words:

What our policy on paid editing requires you to do?
How will you make edit requests? Wikipedia:Simple conflict of interest edit request has information on this.
If you are unblocked, I will block you from directly editing the pages Emma Freud and Richard Curtis, but you will be permitted to make edit requests (see the bullet point above) on the "talk pages". Is this alright with you?

I will acknowledge that this is a somewhat complicated process, and if we are being honest most people would rather you just not try. We have an essay on this topic, but essentially PR people have been problems on this website for over 20 years at this point. These restrictions are necessary to protect our neutral point of view and policy against using Wikipedia for promotion. Best, House Blaster (talk • he/they) 01:29, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Dear HouseBlaster,

Firstly huge thank you for coming back to me and for understanding. I completely understand the need to be neutral.

Your policy on paid editing means that editors editing the page and receiving payment must disclose if they are an employer or client or have an affiliation with the page. To confirm i am Richard assistant but i confirm that i have not been paid and will not be paid for making any edits.

Thank you for the information on how to make edit requests. Moving forward i understand that i will not be able to edit pages directly but that i can make edit requests via the talk function on the page.

If those edits are rejected it would be great to know what happens then but also happy to cross that bridge when we come to it.

Fingers crossed and huge thanks again

Sy Portobellostudios (talk) 13:46, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

To be clear, it does not matter if you are or are not being paid specifically to edit Wikipedia. Your employment is, by itself, sufficient to trigger the paid editing policy. It states: Users who are compensated for any publicity efforts related to the subject of their Wikipedia contributions are deemed to be paid editors, regardless of whether they were compensated specifically to edit Wikipedia. Therefore you are considered a paid editor. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:07, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok what about if a family member of Richard edits on his behalf? Portobellostudios (talk) 14:37, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That would be a normal conflict of interest, but they still would need to follow the process to make edit requests. Both would also need to follow the policy on meatpuppetry, which would be substantially more complicated. I would strongly advise against doing that. House Blaster (talk • he/they) 14:44, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@HouseBlaster, pinging you because it looks like you were prepared to unblock this editor and pblock them from Emma Freud and Richard Curtis. Do you have outstanding questions? -- asilvering (talk) 00:30, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I do not – I believe I lost track this one. Thank you asilvering! @Cabayi: Do you object to lifting this block (after a rename)? House Blaster (talk • he/they) 00:32, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No objection HouseBlaster on the terms you outlined (pblock & PAID disclosure). I've renamed the user. Ping to Virum Mundi who has blocked the user on eswiki. Cabayi (talk) 14:11, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

His blocking on eswiki was due to a public/commercial username. Now that it's modified, I've unblocked him. Thanks for pinging. Cheers. Virum Mundi (talk) 14:36, 16 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]