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Sorry, we try not to reveal too much about ourselves, and "proof of occupation purposes,' is really beyond the scope of editing Wikipedia. And out of scope for your WP:USERPAGE. Right now it looks promotional, so you should trim out almost all of that. Best. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:53, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923095300","author":"Deepfriedokra","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Deepfriedokra-20220923095300-\"proof_of_occupation_purposes\"","replies":["c-Deepfriedokra-20220923095600-Deepfriedokra-20220923095300","c-GinoCosme-20220923214700-Deepfriedokra-20220923095300"],"displayName":"-- Deepfriedokra"}}-->

I see you have been posting links to your website. On Wikipedia, that is considered spamming. Please see WP:REFSPAM. Please do not do this. "All content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking." Thanks, -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:56, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923095600","author":"Deepfriedokra","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Deepfriedokra-20220923095600-Deepfriedokra-20220923095300","replies":[],"displayName":"-- Deepfriedokra"}}-->

I get that now. Honest error which wo t happen again. The mistakes we (I) make being new to this. Again, sincere apologies. GinoCosme (talk) 21:47, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923214700","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923214700-Deepfriedokra-20220923095300","replies":[]}}-->

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:GinoCosme requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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This page should not be speedily deleted because it is an honest summary of who I am and was needed to submit an article. There appears to be no violation of policies. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GinoCosme (talk • contribs)

Your userpage is not an article, nor a workspace for an article in progress. The draft article space or your user sandbox are more appropriate places to work on articles not yet ready for publication. A userpage is meant to be a brief page about you as a Wikipedia editor - your interests and goals here, and any disclosures of conflict of interest or paid editing. The userpage guidelines go into detail about what is and is not considered acceptable content.

You should also be aware that we highly discourage people from writing mainspace encyclopedia articles about themselves, for reasons explained at Wikipedia is not about YOU and Wikipedia:Autobiography. Wikipedia only accepts articles about notable topics, and a person is rarely capable of being an objective judge of their own notability. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:33, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923143300","author":"Drm310","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Drm310-20220923143300-Contested_deletion","replies":[]}}-->

You have an obvious conflict of interest, please don't write about yourself, your friends or relatives and read the guidance below:

• When you write about a person, you must provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that they meet the notability guidelines. Sources that are not acceptable include those linked to the person or an associated organisation, press releases, YouTube, IMDB, social media and other sites that can be self-edited, blogs, websites of unknown or non-reliable provenance, and sites that are just reporting what the person claims or interviewing them. Note that references should be in-line so we can tell what fact each is supporting, and should not be bare urls.
• You must write in a non-promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic, with verifiable facts, not opinions or reviews.
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Before attempting to write an article again, please make sure that the topic meets the notability criteria linked above, and check that you can find independent third party sources. Also read Your first article. Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:01, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923150100","author":"Jimfbleak","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Jimfbleak-20220923150100-Contested_deletion","replies":["c-Jimfbleak-20220923151100-Jimfbleak-20220923150100","c-GinoCosme-20220923214900-Jimfbleak-20220923150100"]}}-->

just to add some clarification, your text was mostly either unsourced or sourced to stuff you had written yourself, not independent third-party sources, and referring to "Gino" throughout suggests that you are confusing this encyclopaedia with social media Jimfbleak - talk to me? 15:11, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923151100","author":"Jimfbleak","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-Jimfbleak-20220923151100-Jimfbleak-20220923150100","replies":["c-Chris_troutman-20220923195900-Jimfbleak-20220923151100"]}}-->

Gino, you should never write about yourself. If you were important, someone else would write about you. This isn't Facebook or LinkedIn. Chris Troutman (talk) 19:59, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923195900","author":"Chris troutman","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Chris_troutman-20220923195900-Jimfbleak-20220923151100","replies":["c-GinoCosme-20220923215700-Chris_troutman-20220923195900"]}}-->

Since we should not use our real names, etc. how do I change my username? I see everyone uses a username that is non identifying. Apologies - I just can’t seem to find out where to do this. GinoCosme (talk) 21:57, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923215700","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":4,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923215700-Chris_troutman-20220923195900","replies":["c-Chris_troutman-20220923232200-GinoCosme-20220923215700"]}}-->

WP:CHU. Chris Troutman (talk) 23:22, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923232200","author":"Chris troutman","type":"comment","level":5,"id":"c-Chris_troutman-20220923232200-GinoCosme-20220923215700","replies":[]}}-->

Thank you. I appreciate the time you spent clarifying this for me. GinoCosme (talk) 21:49, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923214900","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923214900-Jimfbleak-20220923150100","replies":[]}}-->

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 ~~~~}}.

Cullen328 (talk) 21:06, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923210600","author":"Cullen328","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Cullen328-20220923210600-September_2022","replies":["c-GinoCosme-20220923212700-Cullen328-20220923210600"]}}-->

wow, how to show off your power. Instead of helping a newcomer understand what he did wrong and learn that it’s not allowed to write about self - which I did. It know - you block him. And let me guess / read the guidelines. Well, if it were user friendly maybe I would but nothings here is easy to understand. and to think I was planning on donating.

sometimes a little help goes a long way to a self inflated power trip.

very disappointing GinoCosme (talk) 21:27, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923212700","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923212700-Cullen328-20220923210600","replies":["c-Chris_troutman-20220923213100-GinoCosme-20220923212700"]}}-->

I'm very glad we've dissuaded you from donating. The people who own the servers take in $35M a year and they always ignore us volunteers. Yes, we enjoy what little power we can exercise on this website. Chris Troutman (talk) 21:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923213100","author":"Chris troutman","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-Chris_troutman-20220923213100-GinoCosme-20220923212700","replies":[]}}-->

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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wow, how to show off your power. Instead of helping a newcomer understand what he did wrong and learn that it’s not allowed to write about self - which I did not know. I did nothing intentionally to go against the guide led. But instead - you block me. And let me guess / read the guidelines. Well, if it were user friendly maybe I would but nothings here is easy to understand. and to think I was planning on donating. :sometimes a little help goes a long way to a self inflated power trip. :very disappointing. GinoCosme (talk) 21:35, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923213500","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923213500-September_2022","replies":[]}}-->

Decline reason:

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  3. will make useful contributions instead.

Please read the guide to appealing blocks for more information. Yamla (talk) 21:38, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923213800","author":"Yamla","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Yamla-20220923213800-September_2022","replies":[]}}-->

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again, I did not know there was a protocol to follow, but slowly we learn. I do understand why I was blocked. No self promotion or writing about self. Only contribute to existing or new content that is not about self, is factual, and adds value. I do not plan to promote myself or my work (or fiend or family) since it would not be biased. Truthfully, I did not intentionally want to cause any issues and apologize for same. I think I’m getting it now - how this wiki:site works and will try spend some time researching how to be a better contributor/user. Hopefully there’s a concise how to and guidelines website that I can read. Anyway, again, my apologies. Sincerely. GinoCosme (talk) 21:51, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220923215100","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220923215100-September_2022","replies":[]}}-->

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There is an new user tutorial to use, which you can once unblocked. I think you may just need to tell us what topics you want to edit about. 331dot (talk) 12:11, 18 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20221018121100","author":"331dot","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-331dot-20221018121100-September_2022","replies":[]}}-->

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Just for the record, this edit was enough to justify the block as it involved adding an external link with the same name as your username. Daniel Case (talk) 06:23, 24 September 2022 (UTC) Hi Daniel. Yes, that was the first edit I did on Wikipedia and it was an honest mistake stover I was not aware of the guidelines. It was an honest mistake which I believe was corrected by a moderator.[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220924062300","author":"Daniel Case","type":"comment","level":1,"id":"c-Daniel_Case-20220924062300-September_2022","replies":["c-GinoCosme-20220924071100-Daniel_Case-20220924062300"]}}-->

I did not know there was a protocol to follow, but slowly we learn. I do understand why I was blocked. No self promotion or writing about self. Only contribute to existing or new content that is not about self, is factual, and adds value. I do not plan to promote myself or my work (or fiend or family) since it would not be biased. Truthfully, I did not intentionally want to cause any issues and apologize for same. I think I’m getting it now - how this wiki:site works and will try spend some time researching how to be a better contributor/user. Hopefully there’s a concise how to and guidelines website that I can read. Again, sincere apologies. GinoCosme (talk) 07:11, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220924071100","author":"GinoCosme","type":"comment","level":2,"id":"c-GinoCosme-20220924071100-Daniel_Case-20220924062300","replies":["c-SQL-20220924163100-GinoCosme-20220924071100"]}}-->

I've gone ahead and changed this unblock request to a comment. There's already an open unblock request above - and there is no reason to open multiple requests. SQL^{Query Me!} 16:31, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]__DTELLIPSISBUTTON__{"threadItem":{"timestamp":"20220924163100","author":"SQL","type":"comment","level":3,"id":"c-SQL-20220924163100-GinoCosme-20220924071100","replies":[]}}-->