User talk:Mcmurtrk

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Mean as custard (talk) 20:29, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

April 2018

Please do not use Wikipedia to promote businesses, like you did in the article Red Ventures. Wikipedia is not a trade directory. If you want to list a company for potential customers to find, please consider alternative outlets. Thank you. BigDwiki (talk) 19:23, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as you did at Red Ventures, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. BigDwiki (talk) 19:23, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

Hello, I'm BigDwiki. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Red Ventures seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. BigDwiki (talk) 19:23, 3 April 2018 (UTC)

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).

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

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Request reason:

It appears that several of my coworkers and I attempted to edit our company page within a few weeks of each other, which makes sense as the company recently launched a new version of their website with updated information. While my goal genuinely was only to update the Wikipedia entry about Red Ventures with current accurate information, I was flagged for providing "less than neutral" content. I can't speak for my coworkers, but edits I made included removing information about locations which closed more than 5 years ago, adding important events to the timeline (which are sourced through newspaper articles), and adding business verticals the company has since invested in. I would be more than happy to work with a more experienced Wikipedia editor to ensure the page is neutral and as accurate as possible. Appreciate your help in resolving this!

Decline reason:

Your edits were sourced largely to press releases or other basic announcements of routine transactions, which are specifically called out by the notability guidelines as not appropriate. The article is not "your company page", but an article about your company. You don't seem to have read WP:COI and WP:PAID, and you only touch on the sockpuppetry/meatpuppetry issue by stating you and your coworkers have edited the article. If there is inaccurate information in it, we want to know what it is, but there is a proper procedure for those in your position to do. I believe that being unblocked will require you to first agree to not directly edit about your company, agreeing to request changes on the article talk page per the edit request procedure, and telling what else you are interested in editing. I am declining this request. 331dot (talk) 18:17, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

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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).

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

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Request reason:

Thank you for clarifying, and I sincerely apologize for not taking the time to understand and follow the correct procedure. I understand that I must not directly edit information about my company and will request changes on the article talk page per the edit request procedure. I am interested in requesting updates to the page about Red Ventures regarding the 2019 acquisition of HigherEducation.com as well as where the company is located. Red Ventures has offices in South Carolina, Georgia, New York, Texas, Michigan, the UK, and Brazil. Please let me know anything else I can do to resolve this issue. Thank you.

Decline reason:

As FlightTime says below, you admit that this account was being used by several employees. As the account has only ever existed to edit the page of the company in question, I can't see how this is anything other than a role account. Such shared accounts are prohibited. If we're misunderstanding something, you can submit a new unblock request. Otherwise, you will have to create a new account that represents yourself as an individual. ~Swarm~ ^{sting} 20:14, 1 May 2019 (UTC)

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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.

There's also an issue of shared accounts, please see Wikipedia:Username policy#Usernames implying shared use Regarding your above cmt It appears that several of my coworkers and I attempted to edit our company page within a few weeks of each other-FlightTime (open channel) 18:21, 22 April 2019 (UTC)

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

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Request reason:

Hello, I previously misunderstood the proper procedure for editing a page about the company I work for. Since then, I have learned the proper procedure and would like to submit an Edit Request in order to improve the information on the page, which currently contains inaccurate and missing information. In my previous appeal, I wrote "It appears that several of my coworkers and I attempted to edit our company page within a few weeks of each other." I did NOT mean the account was being used by several employees. Mcmurtrk is NOT a shared account. I am the only person with access to this account, which I use to represent myself. What I intended to communicate was that several of my coworkers, in uncoordinated individual efforts, noticed incorrect information on the page and attempted to edit the page - using separate accounts that represented each of as individuals. Again, these were uncoordinated, individual efforts stemming from individual desires to improve the quality of the information on the page - but a very unfortunate lack of understanding of Wikipedia's procedures. I understand how my own individual actions resulted in a block and would like the opportunity to now follow proper procedure to ensure this widely viewed page is a credible source of information. If I could please gain access to submit an Edit Request, I would like to suggest evidence-based arguments to remove inaccurate information currently listed on the page as well as new information that will improve the value and credibility of this Wikipedia page. Thank you.

Accept reason:

I'm giving you a last chance. Welcome back. PhilKnight (talk) 14:52, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

@Oshwah: - would you objrect to an unblock? PhilKnight (talk) 10:30, 24 August 2020 (UTC)

PhilKnight - If you believe that this user will improve the encyclopedia, go for it. Remember that WP:ROPE exists, too. It's not hard to re-block a user if they continue the behavior. :-) ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 02:01, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Hi, @PhilKnight:, @Oshwah: This unblock request has been open for several weeks; are we going to take action on this? Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:12, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

I'll unblock. PhilKnight (talk) 14:52, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Thank you, Ritchie333 for facilitating this request and for making sure that someone responded to it. I also want to thank PhilKnight; that was the right thing to do in this situation. Assuming good faith and giving them some rope is the default action to take if you're feeling "ehhhh" or "meh" with an unblock request like this. ;-) Cheers - ~Oshwah~^{(talk) (contribs)} 20:22, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

@PhilKnight: Thank you very much. Based on the above, would it be appropriate to request that the sockpuppet note also be removed from my user page? I am guessing my IP address displayed the same as other employees if we were on a shared network through work, but user accounts were not shared and actions were not coordinated.Mcmurtrk (talk) 13:19, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Yes, I've removed the sockpuppet notice from your user page. PhilKnight (talk) 14:07, 8 September 2020 (UTC)

Help me!

Please help me with... Hello, I began the Wikipedia:Articles for creation process to request a new article about Draft: Red Ventures, but want to be sure I'm doing this correctly. For full transparency, I work for Red Ventures. A previous article about Red Ventures was recently removed because it contained inaccurate information, and I am interested in starting a new draft for the purpose of accuracy. I am able to provide accurate information and sources but would like to request other editors create any new content in respect to community guidelines.

Here is starting information and sources in case it's helpful... Red Ventures is an American digital marketing and technology company that owns and operates digital brands in multiple industries. It operates brands including Bankrate, Healthline Media, The Points Guy, NextAdvisor (in partnership with TIME), MYMOVE, Medical News Today, and Greatist. Red Ventures is headquartered near Charlotte, NC, with offices in 10 cities across the US, as well as Puerto Rico, Brazil, and the UK.

Mcmurtrk (talk) 13:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

Looks okay. Feel free to create the draft at Draft: Red Ventures, and when you think it's ready for submission place {{subst:submit}} at the top of the page to submit it. If you want more help, change the {{help me-helped}} back into a {{help me}}, stop by the Teahouse, or Wikipedia's live help channel, or the help desk to ask someone for assistance. Primefac (talk) 14:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)

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AfC notification: Draft:Red Ventures has a new comment

I've left a comment on your Articles for Creation submission, which can be viewed at Draft:Red Ventures. Thanks! HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 23:43, 21 October 2020 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Red Ventures (November 14)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was: 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:Red Ventures and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
• If you now believe the draft cannot meet Wikipedia's standards or do not wish to progress it further, you may request deletion. Please go to Draft:Red Ventures, click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window, add "{{Db-g7}}" at the top of the draft text and click the blue "publish changes" button to save this edit.
• If you do not make any further changes to your draft, in 6 months, it will be considered abandoned and may be deleted.
• If you need any assistance, or have experienced any untoward behavior associated with this submission, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, on the reviewer's talk page or use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Robert McClenon (talk) 06:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Hello, Mcmurtrk! Having an article declined at Articles for Creation 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! Robert McClenon (talk) 06:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Concern regarding Draft:Red Ventures

Hello, Mcmurtrk. This is a bot-delivered message letting you know that Draft:Red Ventures, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 5 months. Draft space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for article space.

If your submission is not edited soon, it could be nominated for deletion under CSD G13. If you would like to attempt to save it, you will need to improve it. You may request userfication of the content if it meets requirements.

If the deletion has already occured, instructions on how you may be able to retrieve it are available here.

Thank you for your submission to Wikipedia. FireflyBot (talk) 07:01, 16 April 2021 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Red Ventures

Hello, Mcmurtrk. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Red Ventures".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. If you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. 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. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:24, 14 May 2021 (UTC)