June 2014

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.Your username and edit history indicate a conflict of interest.--Vsmith (talk) 00:08, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

Your recent edits

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  Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. When you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion (but never when editing articles), please be sure to sign your posts. There are two ways to do this. Either:

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OphirCollection, you are invited to the Teahouse

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Indenting and signing

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You've a message above telling you how to sign. Indenting is covered at WP:Indent but is basically done by putting a colon (:) or more before you edits - for each paragraph of course and not in (). Dougweller (talk) 18:48, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

June 2014

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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 does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you. Dougweller (talk) 18:51, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply

The WP:COI issue will of course remain whatever name you use. Dougweller (talk) 18:58, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply
A great way to have a dialogue is to block dissent and then send one way messages. You have a COI policy, I have non COI questions, can we get those answered before blocking me? Well I have my answer since you've already blocked me without answering my questions. I think I've embarrassed several admins because I ask question A and admins answer question B of their own choosing. Very unreasonable.--OphirCollection (talk) 19:12, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply
Let me be more straightforward, regarding the notice board I can no longer edit, are you and the other admins refusing to answer whether a recognition by Guinness is an urban myth or a valuable reference? I've presented logic, I've been responded to with obfuscation.--OphirCollection (talk) 19:16, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply
This isn't helping. I hadn't planned to do this but when I realised that there was a commercial COI I really had no choice unless I decided to ignore our policy. Just get a new username. Dougweller (talk) 20:30, 18 June 2014 (UTC)Reply