Andrewggordon84

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Andrewggordon84. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article MBO Partners, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

• avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your family, friends, school, company, club, or organization, as well as any competing companies' projects or products;
• instead, you are encouraged to propose changes on the Talk pages of affected article(s) (see the {{request edit}} template);
• when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or to the website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. SmartSE (talk) 08:31, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Nomination of Gene Zaino for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Gene Zaino is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gene Zaino until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. SmartSE (talk) 08:45, 16 June 2016 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for advertising or promotion. From your contributions, this seems to be your only purpose. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:11, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Related account

Another blocked WP:COI promo account is: User talk:Mbopartners. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:14, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

It appears that Andrewggordon84 and Mbopartners were operated by the same person. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 19:29, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

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).

Andrewggordon84 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

I am no longer employed by MBO Partners, the company whom had requested I made specific edits. I promise to no longer edit or review any content pertaining to MBO Partners and their leadership/affiliates. I kindly ask for reinstatement, as I fully understand and intend to follow all Wikipedia processes, procedures and governing rules. I thank you in advance for your understanding.72.194.199.98 (talk) 20:00, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Decline reason:

You need to log in to your account to request unblock. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:31, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

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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.

You last edited six months ago. I just blocked you and now you arrive to challenge the block. Please explain that. And please tell us if you are User:Mbopartners. Thank you. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:06, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for the quick response. I was asked by my (then) employer to make edits/adjustments. I believe that MBOPartners was an account the team had created and shared for company use/distribution. Not longer after its creation, they had learned/noticed that such an account cannot exist, and asked me to use my personal account to make edits on the company's behalf. Blocking MBOPartners, if not removing the account, now with that understanding, should not be an issue. I also was not aware of the block until this recent message in my email inbox. Thank you again for your understanding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.194.199.98 (talk) 20:22, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Please log into Andrewggordon84 rather than using an IP, then we can continue this. That is the best way to do things. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:27, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks - now logged in. Also, I should note I had a user account prior to this one I believe - I just think it got lost in a shuffle, so I can understand if there may be some inconsistencies.

Please tell me the other account name. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 21:43, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

Did you ever make edits using the Mbopartners account? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 21:48, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

One more question: Were Andrewggordon edits made on the same computer/device as Mbopartners edits? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 21:49, 10 January 2017 (UTC)

I don't remember the other account name - it could have been andrewggordon or andrewacegordon, it's been a long time. In terms of making edits as MBOPartners, I don't remember honestly - it's possible. In terms of the same computer/device making edits as MBOPartners and andrewggordon84, I do not recall. I also no longer possess that computer, nor do I know who currently has the machine as it was "wiped" when I left the company, but is still probably in circulation with their personnel.

Okay. So, you might have edited using MBOPartners account? It was a group account, right? You had the password, others had the password? That sort of thing?

How about the edit here? Was that you?

Please tell me what article(s) you edited using your old account. Surely, you can remember that, right? Was this you? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:15, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

1. :Okay. So, you might have edited using MBOPartners account? It was a group account, right? You had the password, others had the password? That sort of thing?

• • Yes

2. :How about the edit here? Was that you?

• • If it was to any MBO Partners related entity, then it must be.

3. In terms of articles I edited from my old account, it included Imagination Stage for sure, I just don't remember under what username I had made those edits. The ones I recently made for Stephen Broast are under my current account.

Unblocked

I've unblocked your account. Please feel welcome here. Thank you for tolerating all those questions. We take sockpuppetry and COI editing seriously here, so I had a responsibility to ask. Please ensure that you do not edit MBO or related articles.

If there is anything you ever need or have any questions, please ask. I encourage you to help build the encyclopedia. Thank you, and happy editing. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:19, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks you - I certainly understand, and appreciate the work you do.

And thank you. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 05:49, 14 January 2017 (UTC)