User talk:Guyeckstine

Welcome[edit]

Hello, Guyeckstine, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

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June 2012[edit]

Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Guy Eckstine, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Ckatz^chat _spy 04:28, 1 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. Continuing to remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Guy Eckstine, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, may be considered disruptive editing. Further edits of this type may result in your account being blocked from editing. Ckatz^chat _spy 06:50, 2 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is your last warning. The next time you remove the maintenance templates from Wikipedia articles without resolving the problem that the template refers to, as you did at Guy Eckstine, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Please note that it appears certain that you have a conflict of interest with regard to this article. Ckatz^chat _spy 04:29, 4 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

December 2012[edit]

Hello, Guyeckstine. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Guy Eckstine, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Whatever you need to do to help me get this done let me know. Somehow all of my references have been deleted. I tried to write it simply and concisely. Best, Guy

Guy, It would be best if you stopped editing the article and took some time to read WP:COI and WP:AUTO. Once you have you will see that it is a bad idea to attempt to edit a personal biography. Separately, you mention that you have added references to the article. What you added were links to other articles. These are not acceptable references. You should also read WP:RS to become familiar with what are acceptable sources in this context. If you have questions, please ask here at the bottom of this page. -- Mufka ^(u) ^(t) ^(c) 01:27, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've basically done all I can do. My page has been on wiki for very long time (5 years?) and all in the past year it's become a problem. I completely removed any info that could be deemed unWiki- like, and basically made the entry very generic from my publicists written bio. At this point I am at a loss. I have no idea why the references were removed, or how can anyone on Wiki use facts from periodicals, interviews, or professional orgs, that either don't keep records or are not available. All album credits are listed on the albums themselves and on AllMusic too (good enough for The Grammy's btw) - so not quite sure what I should do about those facts. However I do know what I have done career wise- it's all fact- and that is good enough for me, but apparently not wikipedia. :) I've spent enough time on this already- I was just cleaning it up to suit your criteria and now all hell's broken loose.

File permission problem with File:Guy Eckstine Grammy Plaques.jpg[edit]

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Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, Guyeckstine. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Guy Eckstine, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 23:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was fixing some Italics, links and typos. Thanks for the heads up. Guyeckstine (talk) 23:11, 2 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your involvement is more than just grammar and typos. Two years ago you were told by Bbb23, an admin, to stop editing your own biography (see the edit summary here) but you have continued. You removed the big ugly maintenance tags at the top of the page, which you should never do unless each of the issues described in the tags has been fixed. You persistently add PR announcements to the biography about routine business activity. This kind of editing is non-neutral. Binksternet (talk) 00:24, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Two years ago I was actually editing DOWN the page to make it shorter and the WIKI police wouldn't let me do that. Today, I was correcting typos, links etc. Sorry to have offended you or anyone else. I mean no harm that's for sure! Take care. 108.41.234.52 (talk) 00:31, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May 2022[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for advertising or promotion.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Bbb23 (talk) 00:39, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I was just trying to fix a few things. Thanks for your help. Guyeckstine (talk) 00:56, 3 May 2022 (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).

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

Request reason:

I was just trying to fix a few things (links, typos, updates etc). Thanks for your help. I have not been here for a while.

Decline reason:

That may be so, but even so we very much would prefer that people who are themselves the subjects of articles do not edit the article at all (see WP:AUTOBIO. You are of course free to make requests for others to make edits on the talk page. Or post corrections on your user page here. — Daniel Case (talk) 07:06, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.

Guyeckstine (talk) 00:58, 3 May 2022 (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).

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

Request reason:

Your reason here Guyeckstine (talk) 15:36, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I am declining your unblock request because it does not address the reason for your block, or because it is inadequate for other reasons. To be unblocked, you must convince the reviewing administrator(s) that

the block is not necessary to prevent damage or disruption to Wikipedia, or
the block is no longer necessary because you
1. understand what you have been blocked for,
2. will not continue to cause damage or disruption, and
3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 15:44, 3 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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.