User talk:Mikeford5

March 2012[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for repeated use of Wikipedia to promote your website and car club. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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).

Mikeford5 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

My article was published then removed. I tried to fix it and republish it then was blocked. I have re-read the rules and have a better understanding now Mikeford5 (talk) 17:35, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

There isn't a way within the guidelines for you to create an article about a subject in which you have a conflict of interest, and which does not seem to be notable by Wikipedia's definition. Since you don't have any interest in making any other improvements to Wikipedia, I don't think an unblock would be a good idea- you'd simply create an article about your organization again, see it deleted again, and get blocked again, which would be stressful for you and time-consuming for Wikipedia admins. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 10:09, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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.

So, what kind of things do you intend to edit on Wikipedia that are 100% unrelated to your club? (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 18:09, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I plan on creating the article for the club, but within the guidelines.

--Mikeford5 (talk) 18:17, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You don't seem to be aware of some important guidelines:

Wikipedia:Conflict of interest - avoid creating articles in which you have a conflict of interest
Wikipedia:Notability - articles must be referenced to reliable secondary sources that are not associated with the article subject.

Based on those, why do you believe an article about your club merits inclusion in Wikipedia? ~Amatulić (talk) 18:55, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking the time to get back to me. Based on the criteria, the article merits inclusion because of the notable achievements the club has done and continues to do. They hold annual fundraisers for the local community and strive to improve the community by strength of numbers. There are many sufficient (outside) sources to use as reference as well. Thanks.--Mikeford5 (talk) 19:05, 7 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, there aren't. I just had a look at the article you wrote. For one thing, it's written to appear as an advertisement or an infomercial. But the real problem is the sourcing. Most of the sources are not independent of the subject. And the others do not constitute significant coverage in reliable secondary sources.

See also WP:CORP for guidelines for including articles about corporations and organizations. This one simply doesn't qualify for a Wikipedia article. Among the secondary sources you cited, I see a mention by the Make A Wish foundation, a local car show announcement, a local-interest piece in the Times-Herald Record, a trivial mention in a local online publication Syssot Patch, and a blog. Those things hardly constitute "coverage". They need to be more than trivial mentions, and more than local coverage. You need multiple significant coverage of a national, or at least regional nature.

Unfortunately, the article would not survive a deletion proposal because the subject is not notable according to Wikipedia's inclusion criteria described in WP:CORP.

Given that, what do you propose to do if you are unblocked? One thing you cannot do is continue promoting your car club on Wikipedia. Have you read the WP:COI guideline? ~Amatulić (talk) 16:00, 8 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation[edit]

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Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! B music ian 10:20, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]