User talk:GamesMaker

I would welcome help cleaning up the article, in terms of formatting.

Welcome

Hello, GamesMaker, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you have edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been reverted for this very reason.

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Editing

Thanks for your reply. I understand your concerns about the confict of interest regarding Games Makers, but putting up this Wikipedia page is intended as to inform people of of this as soon as possible.

I would love for you to help edit the article. I beleive it has not been taken down, and I have put the article my user page. Please help me know how else I can help you help me?

All the Best, GamesMaker (talk) 12:28, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Help request

Re. London 2012 Games Makers

(I moved your help request here, from the article talk page - your own user page is a better place to use {{tn|helpme) Chzz ► 14:59, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

{{helpme}} Please reveiw to make sure that entry is neutral. I may have a close relationship to the post, but it is purely intended to be informative. I hope to remove the banner at the top that warns against a conflict of interest asap, can anyone help make that happen. Thanks GamesMaker (talk) 12:42, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there.

The article has only one source, and that causes problems - see WP:ONESOURCE.

Articles must have several references to independent reliable sources, such as newspaper articles. See WP:VRS.

The facts in the article should have references to such sources. "london2012.com" is a primary source, and can only be used with care.

How references work
Simple references [edit] These require two parts; a) Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref> b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}"; == References == {{reflist}} (an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections) To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:GamesMaker/reftest and try it out. Named references [edit] Chzz was born in 1837, <ref name="MyBook"> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/> Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result. Citation templates [edit] You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look; Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation \| last = Smith \| first = John \| title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century \| publication-date = 2001 \| publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]] \| page = 125 \| isbn = 0-521-37169-4 }} </ref> Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result. For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

For more help, you can either;

Leave a message on my own talk page; OR
Use a {{helpme}} - please create a new section at the end of your own talk page, put {{helpme}}, and ask your question - remember to 'sign' your name by putting ~~~~ at the end; OR
Talk to us live, with this or this.

The last of those is particularly useful - please try it; pop in now and say hello. Chzz ► 14:59, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. It is not neutral - this is why we strongly recommend editing with a conflict of interest. For example;

a wide range of roles - how wide?
developing useful skills^{[according to whom?]} (ie who says they are 'useful')
McDonald’s will use its expertise in customer service^{[peacock prose]}
will be the biggest ever peace-time mobilisation of volunteers - Wikipedia is not a crystal ball

I hope this feedback is useful; if you stick to verifiable facts from independent reliable sources, then neutrality comes naturally. But my #1 advice is, edit some other articles - something you are not closely involved with. Even if you come back to this later, then...editing other things will help you understand much better about how Wikipedia works.

Consider joining some project groups, like WikiProject London, WikiProject Olympics, or whatever. You'll soon meet other editors, and they'll be able to help you too. Chzz ► 15:08, 23 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, GamesMaker, does not meet our username policy.

Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).

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Daniel Case (talk) 14:45, 24 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requesting to change username

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

Allowing username change to Volunteer 2012 (talk · contribs). Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. And do take the good advice given to you below to heart, or you could be blocked again.

Request handled by: Beeblebrox (talk)

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

Here's a few key questions:

Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
Do you understand conflict of interest?
Do you understand that to be considered for an encylopedia article, the subject must be considered to be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a subject that you are trying to create an article about, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to break the 3 important questions above. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:09, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

I understand conflict of interest, and I just trying to create a article on a topic whic will be in the publics dialogue. The subject of my article is already well wirtten about in international press, and it is only appropriate that it now has a encyclpedic entry.

I have removed your second unblock request: you are only permitted to have one active one at a time. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 20:16, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Articles for deletion nomination of London 2012 Games Makers

I have nominated London 2012 Games Makers, an article that you created, for deletion. I do not think that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London 2012 Games Makers. Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time.

Please contact me if you're unsure why you received this message. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 21:15, 26 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:GamesMaker, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages; user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you can indicate why the page is not blatant advertising, contest the deletion by clicking on the button that looks like this: Click here to contest this speedy deletion which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy deletion candidate). Doing so will take you to your user talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also edit this page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would help make it encyclopedic. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Wes Mouse 14:05, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Reblocked

As no action has been taken to get the name changed, I have reblocked this account. Peridon (talk) 16:10, 28 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]