((unblock-spamun|RednBlackViper|My advice was not intended to be a direct advertisement. I thought the entry would be significantly enhanced by added in some helpful information for the DIY car people. I still believe my link is quite valid and beneficial. My apologies for making a bad username however, that is my fault. )) New name looks OK but consider this:

Here are a few key questions:

• Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
• Do you understand conflict of interest?
• Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Daniel Case (talk) 22:45, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Daniel Case - Yes, I most certainly understand. If you want, you are more than willing to delete my entire account and I'll start fresh, if you'd prefer. My intentions are sound and I'll not do what I did again. I'd almost prefer to have a nice clean account after these discussions anyway..

Sorry - Not sure how to respond to you. So, I'll do the unblock thing again with my response.

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again.

What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you may consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

If you do intend to make useful contributions here about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

• Add the text ((unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here)) on your user talk page.
• Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
• Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
  • Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
  • Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text ((unblock|Your reason here)) below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

Yngvadottir (talk) 21:40, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi: Your user name violates our rules in that it is the name of a company. If you wish to be unblocked, please follow the instructions above to request unblock and a change of user name. However, you must also realize that Wikipedia is not a place to advertise, and we do not allow promotional external links. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:40, 4 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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

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

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Requested username:

RednBlackViper (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Yes, I most certainly understand. If you want, you are more than willing to delete my entire account and I'll start fresh, if you'd prefer. My intentions are sound and I'll not do what I did again. I'd almost prefer to have a nice clean account after these discussions anyway..

Accept reason:

Assuming that you aren't going to try using Wikipedia as an advertising platform again, I'm unblocking your account to allow a username change to the requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. Yunshui ^雲_水 07:46, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, RednBlackViper, and Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place ((Help me)) on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by using four tildes (~~~~) or by clicking if shown; this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field with your edits. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Yngvadottir (talk) 20:22, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply] Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: Edit a page • Upload and use images • Create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Help desk: A Wiki Styled page to ask questions on Help directory: A comprehensive list-style help contents page Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Simplified manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Peer review • Featured content Miscellaneous User pages • Talk pages Awards a registered contributor can achieve and award Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Thanks for being a good sport, and I hope you'll now have fun editing here. Feel free to drop by my talk page with any questions and I or my talk page stalkers will try to help. Yngvadottir (talk) 20:22, 5 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]