User talk:Maclocks

Welcome![edit]

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Speedy deletion nomination of Compulocks[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Compulocks, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be about a person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), individual animal, or web content, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. (See section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, you can place a request here. ♥ Solarra ♥ ^{♪ 話 ♪} ߷ _{♀ 投稿 ♀} 09:46, 1 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

IPad Lock[edit]

This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of IPad Lock, and it appears to include material copied directly from http://www.ipadminilock.com/ipad-security-case-and-lock-bundle-combo.html.

It is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article. The article will be reviewed to determine if there are any copyright issues.

If substantial content is duplicated and it is not public domain or available under a compatible license, it will be deleted. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material. You may use such publications as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.) CorenSearchBot (talk) 07:43, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I used the description used on the product page, since it was the original iPad lock. If this is not accepted I will gladly rewrite it and be sure to follow the guidelines. Thank you.Maclocks (talk) 07:53, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of IPad Lock[edit]

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A tag has been placed on IPad Lock, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which articles can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.
It appears to be a clear copyright infringement. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.
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If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. BU Rob13 (talk) 09:16, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

Materialscientist (talk) 10:33, 8 June 2015 (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).

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

Request reason:

the block is no longer necessary because I understand what I am blocked for and I will not do it again, and from now on I will be sure to read the guidelines COMPLETELY and not assume that certain things are ok. I understand that it seems as if I copied from a site that already exists, but I was taking it from the product page for this term (I work for the site and can approve this. Either way, I am sorry it happened and will no longer post anything like this that might infringe on copyright issues or seem as if pure advertisement. Maclocks (talk) 10:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

There are several problems here. First of all, your username is a violation of Wikipedia's username policy because it's the name of a company. Wikipedia accounts are only for individuals, not for groups and corporations. You can request an unblock with a new username using this code: {{unblock-un | user=new username | reason=your reason here}} If you want your username to be associated with the company, a username such as "Meira at Maclocks" would be acceptable. Secondly, and of equal importance, when the Compulocks article was tagged for speedy deletion as "Unambiguous advertising or promotion", you wrote that "now I see how it should be presented" - and then went on to write the equally promotional iPad Locks article. I see no reason to believe that you now understand that Wikipedia is not free ad space. If all you intend to do is promote your company, Wikipedia is not the venue for you. See also our guideline on conflicts of interest and the Wikimedia Foundation's Terms of Use regarding paid editing. Huon (talk) 12:42, 8 June 2015 (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.

I just had a discussion with Maclocks' live support that asked, "Is there any way that we can be listed that is within guidelines? Like how a company like Coca-Cola can be listed?" The answer is that Wikipedia content should be a neutral summary of what reliable third-party sources such as newspapers or reputable magazines have written about a subject. A quick Google News search found (among lots of press releases which aren't third-party sources and wouldn't help) a couple of product reviews for various MacLocks products, such as this one, but nothing about the company itself. I rather don't think the amount of coverage suffices to establish that either the company or its products meet Wikipedia's standards of notability. Huon (talk) 12:42, 8 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]