User talk:Bogbadger

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February 2010[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for spam, advertising, or promotion. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

Bogbadger Graham87 03:21, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{unblock|Hi the link added to the honey page and honey bee page were links to a non profit web page www.beelore.co.uk dedicated to the gathering and disseminating of the mythology and folklore of bees and honey. I have been gathering this information for many years and it is used by schools and other organisations, we are also linked to local beekeeping groups and the BBKA (British Beekeepers Association) This is research not advertising and the information we gather is creating an important archive of information on the folklore and mythology of bees and honey. I am currently preparing an entry on the Mythology and Folklore of Beekeeping for Wikipedia. I did not recieve a warning prior to this block and I would be grateful if you could unblock me please. If after reviewing the link to this website it is still deemed inappropriate I will gladly agree not to post it again. You can contact me directly via bee.lore@virgin.net if required

I have also just noticed that the external links to The Company of the Green Man www.thecompanyofthegreenman.co.uk that I added last year have been removed from the wikkipedia pages on "The Green Man" and "The Jack in the Green". This webpage is one of the largest resources on the Green Man and The Jack-in-the-Green available on the Internet and is entirely in context with the other links currently there. The Company of the Green Man currently holds the largest Gazetteer of Green Men in the UK and is a fundemental archive for this subject.

Having read through all your information on guidelines etc I can see how it would appear that I am not a particularly prolific or useful contributor to Wikipedia, mainly because I have been wary of making large edits or contributions, But I do know the subjects of Green Men and Folklore and Mythology of Bees (and honey)inside out and if you unblock me I will promise to be a more useful contributor...promise!}}

[1] [2] [3] --Ronz (talk) 22:31, 3 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your request to be unblocked has been granted for the following reason(s):

As you are not a frequent editor, I will assume good faith and unblock you on the basis that your knowledge of the Wikipedia polices was poor. I will add a welcome template with useful links below this message, please have a read of the policies. Note that Wikipedia is not a collection of links, the data for the readers should be ideally placed in the Article page - adding lots of links to your web site will quickly be seen as SPAM - this applies even for non profit web pages!

Request handled by: Ronhjones ^(Talk)

Unblocking administrator: Please check for active autoblocks on this user after accepting the unblock request.

Conflict of interest policy[edit]

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

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. --Ronz (talk) 16:53, 5 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Jack in the green[edit]

Please stop. If you continue to add promotional material to Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. --Ronz (talk) 19:40, 16 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. Have you looked at WP:SOAP, which is linked above? WP:IINFO, which is on the same page, also applies. My concern when you added all the links [4] was that once again you appear more interested in promoting websites than contributing encyclopedic information.

If you hadn't added those links, the information could still have been removed per WP:V, because it contained no independent, reliable sources verifying the information and suggesting the information was important enough to deserve mention in the article. --Ronz (talk) 00:17, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've restored the information, minus the links. Note that this information partially duplicates what is already in the article. Because of this duplication, extra sources should be found to justify the detailed information. However, to start, try to find sources that meet WP:V and WP:RS criteria, while avoiding WP:SELFPUB problems.

No offense, but the problem with citing your website isn't just your conflict of interest, but that it is self-published by someone that likely wouldn't be considered a reliable source. --Ronz (talk) 16:36, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've gone ahead and removed it again, given the other discussions I've had about the article. Best we centralize further discussions on the article talk page. --Ronz (talk) 19:22, 17 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]