User talk:Idealogyltd

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This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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Requested username:

Simon Johnson (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Change requested by Wiki

Decline reason:

I see that Idealogy are "brand development specialists" and that Simple Skincare about whom you wrote in a sandbox is one of your clients. Wikipedia is not to be used for advertising or promotion of any kind. Even with a change in user name, you would still be subject to the rules on Wikipedia:conflict of interest and would not be allowed to edit on behalf of your company's clients - see particularly WP:NOPR. JohnCD (talk) 11:32, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Provided such COIs are declared, my understanding is that neutrally-worded articles written about your client(s) could be submitted via articles for creation. It should be noted that umpteen PR releases are generally unsuitable as sources: what's required is independent recognition by others. The COI wording states very strongly discouraged, rather than outright disallowal. While I'm not personally in favour of PR firms editing here, IMHO it's less damaging for such activities to be undertaken openly, than to have unscrupulous operators potentially seeking workarounds in an attempt to avoid detection. -- Trevj (talk) 14:47, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

I'm really not sure what the problem us here, "Sandbox" page I created was purely a test page, for us to test your Wiki formatting then provide the coding to the client. So, they could post a page about themselves. Please kindly remove the "Sandbox page" and kindly update the user name if it offends you. I apologizes if this page was visible to users, I assumed the page would only be viewable to Wiki Admins and myself... Hence a sandbox as we used on many other platform (eg not live). Again sorry. Simon -- Idealogyltd (talk) 15:23, 21 February 2013 (UTC)