User talk:Clevedonweather
December 2010
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Clevedon do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used as a platform for advertising or promotion, and doing so is contrary to the goals of this project. Because Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 22:20, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
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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 it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use 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, or organization. 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.
- What can I do now?
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{{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}}on your user talk page. - Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
- Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
- Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
- Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.
--Orange Mike | Talk 22:26, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
I don't really know why my account has been blocked. I added a referance to the personal weather station I run as a hobby which costs me money run. There is no external funding apart from a very small amount from Google Ads. I am not part of an company, organization or group. I considered the a section on the Clevedon page relating to climate may benefit from some detailed FREE information. I can not see any differance between the link I inserted to the many other links on the same page.
- Did you read the conflict of interest notice on your page? Did you read the spam warning you got when you posted the link twice this evening under both this username and also using the IP address 62.31.158.66? You really should read WP:ELNO and WP:COI. If you do so then you should understand why your link would not normally be allowable if somebody else posted it, and why it absolutely isn't allowed when you post it. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 23:03, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
- Also, what are the "many other links on the same page"? I can only see DMOZ (the Open Directory) and Clevedon Town Council. If you do want people to see your website then add it to DMOZ. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 23:05, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Ok I should read those first but I looked to other links on that page and still do not see how my addition differs from many of those. What is DMOZ
- DMOZ is also known as the Open Directory, and is a directory of the Internet. Everything is categorised. Here is the category for Clevedon - you can suggest your URL at the top of the page. --Simple Bob a.k.a. The Spaminator (Talk) 23:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
Thank you for that I will look in that - Please can I have my account unblocked.