June 2018[edit]

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Thank you. General Ization Talk 02:55, 27 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

A cup of hot tea to welcome you!

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Singapore Sling[edit]

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Blocked for sockpuppetry[edit]

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

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UTRS appeal #21926 was submitted on Jun 28, 2018 10:02:27. This review is now closed.


--UTRSBot (talk) 10:02, 28 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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).

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Request reason:

I am from Raffles Hotel Singapore and am the source of the information. I am editing the information on the singapore sling page using the information from RHS's website, but i made the mistake of creating an account using my personal information to edit info on wikipedia. In any case, the sources have been cited as belonging to RHS! I will create a new account with the username Raffles Hotel Singapore to show that i am the official source of information. My personal account can be blocked but please unblock my IP address to allow me to create an official legitimate account. Thanks. Aclassicinfusion (talk) 09:30, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

That is precisely what you should not do. We want users to have accounts that represents themselves as individuals and not company-named "official" accounts, please see the username policy. You haven't really addressed the reasons for the block in this request, so I am declining it. Please review the links Mz7 posted above, as well as WP:COI and WP:PAID, before making another unblock request. 331dot (talk) 09:45, 29 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]


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

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Request reason:

My apologies as it is the first time i am using wikipedia and was unaware of the guidelines. I have read the reasons as explained by Mz7 and understand the proper way to use wikipedia now. Moving forward, i will definitely only use one account so that other users can verify my content with clarity, and that the content has not been taken from another website - i will always write the articles in myown words and cite the sources of the article. The only account i create will be for my personal use and not my organisation. Previously I was not familiar with the interface of wikipedia as such i did not manage to see the reasons on my old talk page at User talk:Classyinfusion, in fact i was wondering why i was blocked..but now that i know and understand i have the rules and will abide by the rules of wikipedia and be an educated and good community user. Thank you. Aclassicinfusion (talk) 08:47, 2 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

I am accepting this unblock request because I believe you have adequately addressed the concerns of using multiple accounts and copyright violations. However, I am accepting this with a very strong warning that you have a conflict of interest with respect to Singapore Sling and Raffles Hotel. I strongly recommend that you avoid editing these articles. If you must correct mistakes in them, you should consider proposing your changes on the article talk page or at the conflict of interest noticeboard first, rather than making the changes yourself. For example, I claim that there is a very marginal difference between the terms "refurbishment" and "restoration", and the phrase "as of" is a way of avoiding words like "currently".
I'm sure that you have no intention of promoting your organization, but unfortunately, due to your conflict of interest, you may inadvertently do that instead. For example, the word "iconic" does impart any encyclopedic information beyond promoting the subject, so it should be avoided. Please edit carefully, as your edits become disruptive, you may be blocked again to prevent damage to the encyclopedia. Mz7 (talk) 02:23, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Aclassicinfusion. I am willing to lift this block based on your statement, but first, can you confirm that you have read the page Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and understand it? Do you intend to continue editing articles for which you have a conflict of interest (COI), like Singapore Sling? We do not recommend it, and if you absolutely must edit those pages, you should propose changes on talk pages like Talk:Singapore Sling by using the ((request edit)) template, or by posting a note at the COI noticeboard, so that they can be peer reviewed.
The reason we have these strict guidelines is because editors with a conflict of interest in a topic area often unintentionally edit against some of our core content policies through no fault of their own. For example, you might unconsciously over-embellish your company, or perhaps omit verifiable facts that may be negative or controversial—this would violate our neutral point of view policy. Alternatively, you might inadvertently add details that haven't been published in reliable sources—a violation of verifiability and no original research. If you violate these policies persistently, I'm afraid you may be blocked again. Mz7 (talk) 08:06, 3 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Mz7, thank you for your patience in explaining the wikipedia guidelines. I have read and understood the Wikipedia:Conflict of interest page. My intention is not to post marketing or hotel information to promote the hotel. We intend to highlight if there is any inaccuracies in the content. For example, it was stated that "As of May 2018, the Raffles Hotel has closed for refurbishment." However, this is incorrect, as our hotel is undergoing a restoration, and we did not close in the month of May. According to our global press release, "Since February 2017, the iconic heritage hotel has embarked on a careful and sensitive phased restoration." and also "Phase Three of the restoration will commence on 13 December 2017, when the hotel will be fully closed." I believe that we can agree that such information inaccuracies should be corrected, in our own words of course and also properly cited. All in all, i will definitely post neutral information for the betterment of the Wikipedia community. Thank you. Aclassicinfusion (talk)Mz7(UTC)

I've removed the second unblock template as you only need one ((unblock)) template active at a time. I will review this shortly. Mz7 (talk) 02:12, 10 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]