User talk:Sheppardcycles

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October 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Avanti Bikes has been reverted.
Your edit here to Avanti Bikes was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline. The external link(s) you added or changed (http://www.facebook.com/avantibikes) is/are on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.
If you were trying to insert an external link that does comply with our policies and guidelines, then please accept my creator's apologies and feel free to undo the bot's revert. However, if the link does not comply with our policies and guidelines, but your edit included other, constructive, changes to the article, feel free to make those changes again without re-adding the link. Please read Wikipedia's external links guideline for more information, and consult my list of frequently-reverted sites. For more information about me, see my FAQ page. Thanks! --XLinkBot (talk) 21:17, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Avanti (bicycle manufacturer). While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. GB fan 22:15, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Sheppardcycles", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Jim1138 (talk) 02:47, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Avoid using first person in articles

Avoid "I", "We", etc. Jim1138 (talk) 02:47, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Do not readd that content to Avanti (bicycle manufacturer). That is a direct cut and paste from Avanti's website and is copyrighted. If you continue to add copyrighted material to articles you may be blocked. GB fan 03:09, 15 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. If you prefer to be unblocked for the purpose of changing your username to a username which complies with our username policy, so that your contributions with this username are recorded as contributions of your new username and rather than creating a new account, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice instead. Thank you. Alexf^(talk) 14:46, 16 October 2012 (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.

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

Requested username:

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

Request reason:

apologies for the first person prose. My mistake. We are the manufacturer, designer and distributor of Avanti Bikes and are trying to ensure this page accurately reflects our brand Sheppardcycles (talk) 21:07, 18 October 2012 (UTC)

Decline reason:

I don't think you get it. You are not going to be unblocked if you wish to keep a username that is against our policy. You have been adding promotional material to articles. Please understand that articles on Wikipedia do NOT 'reflect brands' This is an encyclopaedia, not a directory. Also, since being blocked you have added the material again from an IP address. This is block evasion. If your intention is to continue adding this material, you will not be unblocked. Peridon (talk) 21:33, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In addition, "We are the manufacturer, designer and distributor" says that this is an organisation account - please note that Wikipedia accounts are for individuals only. Peridon (talk) 21:35, 18 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sockpuppetry case

Your name has been mentioned in connection with a sockpuppetry case. Please refer to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Sheppardcycles for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with the guide to responding to cases before editing the evidence page. Mr T ^(Talk?) ^{(New thread?)} 08:09, 24 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]