User talk:Gordon.re

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Hello, Gordon.re, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Adam and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:29, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Gordon.re", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 23:49, 7 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

September 2016

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:00, 14 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Gordon.re (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Requested username:

BeckyG16 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Previous user name was my University username. I had used this username out of ease. Gordon.re (talk) 6:07 pm, Today (UTC+2)

Accept reason:

Since you are not promoting a web site, I am unblocking you. You don't need to change your username, but if you'd like, you can do it at Wikipedia:Changing username. Vanjagenije (talk) 18:05, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vanjagenije - apparently they're using their surname.initials as a username. I don't see how this name violates WP:U - a Google search doesn't turn up any company by that name, so I can't see how this "unambiguously represent the name of a company". Please reconsider this block. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:43, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ian (Wiki Ed): No, it does not "unambiguously represent the name of a company", but it does "unambiguously represent the name of a web site" (i.e. https://gordon.re/ ). Vanjagenije (talk) 17:51, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Vanjagenije - be that as it may, policy doesn't forbid names that coincidentally match websites. (Most English-speaking people don't even know .re is a TLD.) Even if it did, real names are always permitted. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:00, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Ian (Wiki Ed): Yes, I guess you are right. At first I thought it is some commercial web site, but now I see that it is a personal web page. I am going to unblock the account. Vanjagenije (talk) 18:04, 16 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: How digital downloads have acted as a catalyst to the decline of physical sales in the music industry (October 31)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by David.moreno72 was:

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:How digital downloads have acted as a catalyst to the decline of physical sales in the music industry and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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David.moreno72 08:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Gordon.re, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! David.moreno72 08:12, 31 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: The relationship between physical sales and digital downloads in the music industry. (November 29)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Gbawden was:

This submission reads more like an essay than an encyclopedia article. Submissions should summarise information in secondary, reliable sources and not contain opinions or original research. Please write about the topic from a neutral point of view in an encyclopedic manner.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:The relationship between physical sales and digital downloads in the music industry. and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk or on the reviewer's talk page.
You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Gbawden (talk) 06:04, 29 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:The relationship between physical sales and digital downloads in the music industry.

Hello, Gordon.re. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "The relationship between physical sales and digital downloads in the music industry.".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Legacypac (talk) 08:57, 17 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]