User talk:Spookcentral
August 2022
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You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:
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{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Cullen328 (talk) 18:35, 29 August 2022 (UTC)
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Request reason:
Why was my account blocked? What is this nonsense of "promotional username" and "promotional edits"? "Spookcentral" is my online handle that I use all over the internet since 1996, and have been using on Wikipedia since June 27, 2007. Why am I being targeted for it now? What so-called "promotional edits" did I make? Aside from some recent housekeeping, I haven't edited a page on Wikipedia since 2015! It seems like "Cullen328" has unfairly targeted me because I recently asked to have an image I uploaded back in 2010 deleted. Spookcentral (talk) 04:15, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
Decline reason:
On your website you have ads which I assume generate income(even if not profit) for you and you also offer exclusive access, I assume for money(again, even if not profit). This makes your website a commerical webpage and using its name as your username is not currently permitted by the username policy. ("if their primary purpose is to advertise, promote, sell, gain support, or increase the attention or user-base audience of any person, company, market, product, channel, website, or other good or service"). On June 27, 2007, the policy specifically referred to addresses only; perhaps it could be argued that your name is grandfathered, though as you note you haven't edited since 2015, and only occasionally before that. On your user page you link to a website of yours where you offer things for sale, that makes it promotional. My suggestion would be that you simply propose a new username(even if it's like "JohnDoe of SpookCentral"). Please also tell us what edits you wish to make going forward. I am declining your request at this time; if you make another, someone else will review it. 331dot (talk) 09:19, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
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Request reason:
Well, that's a big load of bullshit. No, I will not change the username that I have been using for OVER 25 YEARS ONLINE just to suit the petty admins here who have let the power they were given go to their heads. Now I remember why I stopped edited here seven years ago. I have a low tolerance for bullshit and better things to do with my time. Just delete my account because I will never come here again. Spookcentral (talk) 19:30, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Not an unblock request. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 20:41, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
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Spookcentral (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Before I go, I'd like to point out that this bullshit block is nothing more than a PERSONAL ATTACK against me. I'm sure that personal attacks are against one of your precious rules. If anyone else were to use the username "spookcentral", which is a Ghostbusters movie quote, none of you would complain about it. So, your issue isn't the username itself, but the fact that *I'M* using it because I also have a Ghostbusters fansite with the same name. Also, your false claims that my Ghostbusters fansite Spook Central is a "commercial" site because I solicit funds to keep it running is hypocritical when Wikipedia does the same thing every year. Goodbye. Spookcentral (talk) 14:14, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Not an unblock request. 331dot (talk) 23:14, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
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It isn't about "power". You also do not have exclusive rights over this global internet to your username on all websites on this planet. I gave you an argument in support of your current username above, but instead of taking it and running with it you chose to use uncivil vulgar language. I want you to edit if you are willing to work within our policies and collaborate. If not, then there is nothing more to do here. 331dot (talk) 23:28, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
Read enough
[edit]It is clear that the people going after Paul don't care one bit about the fan site and only want to silence him. Congrats on making Wikipedia a even worse place. Cullen328, whoever you are, thanks. Devilmanozzy (talk) 01:25, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
- Devilmanozzy I'm not sure what your interest is here, but no one is silencing anyone. This is a privately operated website which has certain rules, just as you have certain rules in your residence. This person is free to continue to operate their own privately operated websites and say whatever they wish on them. They may still request to be unblocked if they wish and are willing to collaborate(I even gave them an argument in support if their username above). Instead, they chose to use uncivil vulgar language and say goodbye. 331dot (talk) 23:19, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
- I'm a good friend of his, as I help him on his fan site. Also, before I hear it, I am not paid, I'm a voluntary there. He also helps out at Ghostbusters Wiki, a Fandom wiki I have maintained since 2008. Anyways, his name actually is based on a name given to the building at 55 Central Park West. It's a line in Ghostbusters (1984). So he doesn't "own" that name, it's a quote turned into a user name. He said as such already. But I've also seen how bad Wikipedia has became over the years, and totally get why he is mad, as I've spent way too much time trying to do the right thing here too. He did no wrong as far as I see, it makes no sense the argument as about every fan site in this day needs income just to be able to function thanks to SEO concerns and basic web space costs. So are you guys here going after every person that maintains a web site? Cause I can't get my head around the explanation which has more holes in it than cheese. He won't be coming back according to his own feedback anyways, but the Ghostbusters community will be looking down upon this. Devilmanozzy (talk) 09:36, 3 September 2022 (UTC)
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