User talk:ASH BAKER

February 2020[edit]

Wikipedia is not a web host for holding personal web pages unrelated to work on building the encyclopaedia. You are, of course, welcome to make contributions to the encyclopaedia, in line with Wikipedia policies and guidelines, but if your purpose is to write a personal web page, then you would be better advised to use one of the many web sites which do provide that sort of service, such as a social network site or a web hosting service. Also, using Wikipedia for promotion is not permitted. JBW (talk) 16:12, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a personal page, its a business page for the promotion of ASH BAKER the artist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ASH BAKER (talk • contribs) 16:16, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I've blocked you indefinitely for being here to promote an artist. PhilKnight (talk) 16:31, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

PhilKnight blocked your account while I was writing a message to you. The message is now perhaps redundant, but since I have written it you may as well see it, and it may also help to clarify the reason for the block. Here is what I wrote:

OK, well that raises several points.

Wikipedia is not a publisher of business pages, and editing for promotion is not permitted.
If you are not Ash Baker then your user name is misleading, as it suggests that you are, so you should not continue to edit using that name. If you let me know another name you would like to use I can rename your account to avoid that problem. It may be a good idea to have a look at the user name policy, to be sure you don't choose another one with problems.
Since what you say indicates that you are working for Ash Baker, you need to read the guideline on editing with a conflict of interest, and make sure you comply with its requirements. JBW (talk) 16:37, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another point. We don't have business pages. We have articles about subjects that meet our criteria for notability, articles based on secondary sources that meet WP:RS. Articles belong to noone. The applicable criteria in your case is Wikipedia:Notability (music) and I see no way he can meet them. Doug Weller talk 17:48, 25 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. Additionally, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

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