User talk:Phlume

File:SFLogo-LG.jpg listed for deletion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:SFLogo-LG.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Kelly ^hi! 00:37, 25 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Phlume MEDIA

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Phlume MEDIA, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

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Unblock

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).

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

Request reason:

Phlume is my online handle and identity. I have ha it for 20+ years online all the way back to the very VERY early days of Angelfire, Geocities and so forth. It comes from my band in college. Everything spins from that source. Phlume MEDIA the company came after the handle. I see the correlation, and it can easily be seen as created to populate for the business, however this is not the case. Phlume MEDIA was founded in 2017... I believe I've been on this site for much longer.

I did disclosed the potential conflict of interest in the talk page prior to working on my encyclopedia entry of the company. I put it into draft mode long before I was finished adding information. I did not use the site as a sales platform. I am trying to establish the organization with additional legitimate web links for the agency as we grow. I was told a wiki page would be helpful with that. Phlume (talk) 17:03, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Even in December 2008 when you created your account, using a group name(such as a band) as a username was not permitted. That you took the name of your agency from that just compounds the issue. Every use of your username advertises your business. We aren't concerned with your username elsewhere, or your online presence. If you want to use your business name as part of your username("JohnDoe of Phlume") that would be acceptable. Regarding your edits, I'm not sure who you got your Wikipedia editing tips from, but Wikipedia has no interest in enhancing search results for your business or in driving traffic to its website. Wikipedia is not meant as a means of conferring legitimacy on a topic such as a business- the vast majority of businesses do not merit Wikipedia articles. This is not a database that summarizes everything that exists, this is an encyclopedia that simply summarizes what independent reliable sources with significant coverage say about topics deemed notable by Wikipedia, such as a notable organization. I see you declared a conflict of interest, you need to make the stricter paid editing disclosure, a Terms of Use requirement; you won't be unblocked to, in the short term, edit about your business or its clients. If that is your only goal here, this is the end of the road. If you are interested in being a more general contributor(despite having had an account for 15 years-ish, you hadn't edited until last month), editing about topics for which you have no conflict of interest, please tell what those might be. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 19:05, 1 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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