User talk:RedlandsCoastMuseum

Unfortunately you seem to have come to edit Wikipedia with mistaken ideas as to the nature of Wikipedia. The account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to Wikipedia's content policy, and your editing history and your username indicate that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for one person acting in an individual capacity. Therefore the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. If you are interested in making useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of this page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use, and "Your reason here" with the reason why you think unblocking your account will benefit Wikipedia.

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This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.

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

Requested username:

BelindaHayes (talk · account availability check · rename user)

Request reason:

I am the Operations Manager of the Redland Museum and am not trying to use this platform for marketing, in fact I am in the process of adding information to posts and pages of relevance to the social history of the Redlands Coast. As I was doing so, I also noted that the Redland Museum, which has been through a rebrand and name change has incorrect information on your website and needs updating also. I updated this and will be continuing to update other areas of interest in which the Redlands Coast Museum can be of assistance and benefit with facts and figures and stories as we uncover them and add them into our online archives and catalogues, and of course add to Wikipedia articles. If you would prefer I don't, that is up to you - but I was just trying to asisst with CORRECT information on your pages and not old and outdated information.

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{{unblock-un on hold | 1=blocking administrator | 2=BelindaHayes | 3=I am the Operations Manager of the Redland Museum and am not trying to use this platform for marketing, in fact I am in the process of adding information to posts and pages of relevance to the social history of the Redlands Coast. As I was doing so, I also noted that the Redland Museum, which has been through a rebrand and name change has incorrect information on your website and needs updating also. I updated this and will be continuing to update other areas of interest in which the Redlands Coast Museum can be of assistance and benefit with facts and figures and stories as we uncover them and add them into our online archives and catalogues, and of course add to Wikipedia articles. If you would prefer I don't, that is up to you - but I was just trying to asisst with CORRECT information on your pages and not old and outdated information. | 4=~~~~}}

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{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=BelindaHayes | reason=I am the Operations Manager of the Redland Museum and am not trying to use this platform for marketing, in fact I am in the process of adding information to posts and pages of relevance to the social history of the Redlands Coast. As I was doing so, I also noted that the Redland Museum, which has been through a rebrand and name change has incorrect information on your website and needs updating also. I updated this and will be continuing to update other areas of interest in which the Redlands Coast Museum can be of assistance and benefit with facts and figures and stories as we uncover them and add them into our online archives and catalogues, and of course add to Wikipedia articles. If you would prefer I don't, that is up to you - but I was just trying to asisst with CORRECT information on your pages and not old and outdated information. | accept=Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. ~~~~}}

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{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=BelindaHayes | reason=I am the Operations Manager of the Redland Museum and am not trying to use this platform for marketing, in fact I am in the process of adding information to posts and pages of relevance to the social history of the Redlands Coast. As I was doing so, I also noted that the Redland Museum, which has been through a rebrand and name change has incorrect information on your website and needs updating also. I updated this and will be continuing to update other areas of interest in which the Redlands Coast Museum can be of assistance and benefit with facts and figures and stories as we uncover them and add them into our online archives and catalogues, and of course add to Wikipedia articles. If you would prefer I don't, that is up to you - but I was just trying to asisst with CORRECT information on your pages and not old and outdated information. | decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

RedlandsCoastMuseum (talk) 01:27, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I don't doubt that your editing was done with good intentions, but language such as "dynamic, inclusive, and innovative", "a vibrant hub for discovery", "a must-visit destination", "excellent customer service", and so on, is unambiguously promotional, and has no place in a Wikipedia article. If you can read the guideline on conflict of interest, and then post here, making it clear that you have understood it and will abide by it, then I will be happy to unblock your account. JBW (talk) 02:00, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Noted and apologies. I copied that direct from the online Strategic Plan of the organisation for correct reference. This can be left out - it is not important. Please know that I have read the guidelines and will abide by them moving forward. Many thanks RedlandsCoastMuseum (talk) 02:14, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Hi. Copying from sources outside of Wikipedia is nearly always a copyright violation, and shouldn't be done (even if you or your employers owns the copyright). We have Wikipedia:Copying text from other sources about that topic.
Beyond the copyright issue, using your own organization as a source is very much not ideal given the conflict of interest. Since you have read the guideline, can you explain in your own words what you plan to do if you wish to update information about the museum, or about other directly related topics? Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 17:51, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]