User talk:Haydn Milligan

February 2024

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Hello, I'm 331dot. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 11:25, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Irish League Archive", 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, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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February 2024

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

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

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

Requested username:

Haydn Milligan (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Over the last three years I have created a website called irishleaguearchive.org that holds historical results for football (soccer) matches in Northern Ireland. Over the past few months I have noticed that certain Wiki users have been creating and enhancing Wiki pages with the results from my website. I don't have an issue with this as they have referenced my website. However since publishing some results on my website I have advised by others of some incorrect details. I have subsequently changed these on my website but this means that Wiki is now incorrect. Therefore I have been going over these Wiki entries and correcting them and bringing them into sync. To me that seems totally sensible. Comments?

Accept reason:

renamed. agrees to use sources other than own website. Welcome back.. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 15:39, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please read conflict of interest. Ideally what should be used as a source is where you are getting the information from, not your website itself- especially if you are the one editing. 331dot (talk) 12:32, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK I understand now about the reference. Can I retain the user name of 'Irish League Archive' or do I need to change it to my own name 'Haydn Milligan?' Irish League Archive (talk) 21:03, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The username policy does not permit a website name to be a username; your username needs to represent you as an individual. You do not need to use your real name if you don't wish to. Your website name could be a part of your name, like "Haydn of Irish League Archive"- anything that indicates an individual. 331dot (talk) 22:36, 18 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As you can see I have requested to be unblocked and to change my user name to 'Haydn Milligan' but nothing has happened. What can be done about this please? Irish League Archive (talk) 12:28, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

A volunteer will eventually review your request, please be patient. 331dot (talk) 20:43, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You won't be able to cite or edit about your own website. What constructive edits would you make unrelated to your conflict of interest? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:34, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK that's fine. I understand about editing or citing about my own website. As you will see, from my earlier message in this thread, I have built a website containing something like 35,000 results of football matches in Northern Ireland. As would be expected, given the large number, I have recorded some of these incorrectly. People looking at my website have spotted these errors and advised me. I have investigated further and have usually found that they are correct and I have made a mistake. And so I have corrected my website. However whoever has also recorded this result (or some other detail like the date) in Wiki has made the same mistake as me. Clearly we used the same incorrect source. Or alternatively they recorded the result in Wiki using my website as a source. I can see lots of occasions when they have referenced my website. And so, in these cases, I want to correct the Wiki entry. If I have incorrectly referenced my website for this correction then I apologise. I won't do it again. Irish League Archive (talk) 10:12, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So long as you WP:CITE reliable, independent sources with a reputation for fact checking." Is this what you will do? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:54, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

On the other hand, is such a thing possible? Where do you go for information you know is accurate? That's what you likely needs to cite. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:15, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

local newspapers' reports are accurate. Clubs' match day magazines the week following the game are accurate. 212.42.187.171 (talk) 17:03, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So, what I need to know is that you will use these other sources and not your own thing. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:31, 27 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes I confirm that I will only use these other sources and not my own website. Irish League Archive (talk) 10:26, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Deepfriedokra If you are satisfied, I'm content with you unblocking. 331dot (talk) 11:04, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I'm satisfied. Can you unblock me or do I have to do something else? If you look at the top of the thread you will see that I have already requested to be unblocked. 86.14.246.188 (talk) 12:10, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Remember to log in(use your new username, your password will be the same). I was actually addressing Deepfriedokra. 331dot (talk) 12:12, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If anyone else, similarly satisfied, reviews this before I circle back, please feel free to unblock. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 12:36, 28 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]