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DanCherek (
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01:55, 27 October 2022 (UTC)reply
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DanCherek (
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01:55, 27 October 2022 (UTC)reply
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.
requesting to be unblocked as we are a government regulator, we are not a for-profit business selling goods or services. We understand that we were blocked for including too many back links to our site, which looked like promotion. We do not promote our work. Teachers in the state of Victoria, Australia must be registered with us, and must contact us to obtain registration. In future, we will not include embedded links.
Decline reason:
Your choice of new username is worse, please read the
username policy. Accounts are for individuals, not organizations. Wikipedia treats non profits or government agencies no differently than for-profit organizations. Wikipedia is not a place for organizations to tell the world about themselves and what they do- nor is it acceptable to place the contents of your website here. The main purpose of a Wikipedia article is to summarize what independent
reliable sources choose to say about an organization(or any topic, like
your Prime Minister). Please read
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paid editing and tell us how your future contributions will differ from your prior ones, as well as what edits you might make as a general contributor so we can judge your understanding of relevant Wikipedia policies- you won't be unblocked to, in the short term, edit about your organization; if that is your only goal here, this is the end of the road. I am declining your request.
331dot (
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08:19, 25 October 2023 (UTC)reply
Thanks @
331dot. We've taken the time to review the policies. Instead, we would like to request an edit.
The page currently says "The Institute registers teachers working in all schools in Victoria." and, if possible, we would like this updated to "The Institute registers teachers and early childhood teachers working in schools and early childhood settings in Victoria." The reason for this is, as it currently reads, early childhood teachers would most likely perceive that registration doesn't apply to them when it is a non-negotiable requirement.
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.
@
Yamla, we have read the respective policies. Can you please explicitly outline what the issue is with username Vt2002? This represents myself as an individual, not the organisation.
Apologies for not using the right introduction before the request. — Preceding
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Vitcomms (
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This user's request to be
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This user's request to be
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I understand that my account was blocked for breaching the COI and paid disclosure policies. This will not happen again. In future, provided this account can be unblocked, I hope to contribute to articles about teaching and education in Victoria, Australia. Where this happens in a work capacity, I will always disclose, using the correct paid contribution disclosure. Where a conflict of interest is present, I will follow instructions specified in the conflict of interest policy.
This user, in accordance with the Wikimedia Foundation's
Terms of Use, discloses that they have been paid by Victorian Institute of Teaching for their contributions to Wikipedia.
{{edit COI}}
The paid contribution would be:
The page currently says "The Institute registers teachers working in all schools in Victoria." and, if possible, we would like this updated to "The Institute registers teachers and early childhood teachers working in schools and early childhood settings in Victoria." The reason for this is, as it currently reads, early childhood teachers would most likely perceive that registration doesn't apply to them when it is a non-negotiable requirement.
This
edit request by an editor with a
conflict of interest was declined. Reviewers are prevented from carrying out changes requested by a blocked account. If and when the issues which caused the block are resolved in the future, the COI editor is asked to make their request on the talk page of the article involved.
The page currently says "The Institute registers teachers working in all schools in Victoria." and, if possible, we would like this updated to "The Institute registers teachers and early childhood teachers working in schools and early childhood settings in Victoria." The reason for this is, as it currently reads, early childhood teachers would most likely perceive that registration doesn't apply to them when it is a non-negotiable requirement.
The conflict of interest in this instance is that I am an employee of the Victorian Institute of Teaching. I do not intend on requesting any other changes.
Vitcomms (
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22:20, 5 November 2023 (UTC)reply
Hi @
331dot, as explained above "In future, provided this account can be unblocked, I hope to contribute to articles about teaching and education in Victoria, Australia. Where this happens in a work capacity, I will always disclose, using the correct paid contribution disclosure. Where a conflict of interest is present, I will follow instructions specified in the conflict of interest policy."
This does not mean the Victorian Institute of Teaching page, but pages regarding the education and teaching sector as a whole. I've included a few examples below.
It appears that this account is currently blocked. If the editor involved has created an account in the future that follows our guidelines, and still wishes to request these changes, please make your request on the talk page of the article where you're requesting the changes be made. That page may be found in the search bar by placing Talk: in front of the page's name. Regards,
Spintendo22:47, 5 November 2023 (UTC)reply
This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an
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blocking policy).
I understand the reason my account was first blocked, as I breached both paid editing and conflict of interest policies. I have since reviewed both policies, and will not make this mistake again. When unblocked, I hope to contribute to articles about education and teaching in Australia. Some examples include:
This request was made by an IP. If it was you, remember to log in when posting. We don't need the whole url when linking to another Wikipedia article or page, simply place the title of the target in double brackets like this, [[Anthony Albanese]] becomes
Anthony Albanese.
331dot (
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09:15, 16 December 2023 (UTC)reply
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Please also update my username
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.
I understand that my account was blocked for breaching the COI and paid disclosure policies. This will not happen again. In future, provided this account can be unblocked, I hope to contribute to articles about teaching and education in Victoria, Australia. Where this happens in a work capacity, I will always disclose, using the correct paid contribution disclosure. Where a conflict of interest is present, I will follow instructions specified in the conflict of interest policy. I understand the reason my account was first blocked, as I breached both paid editing and conflict of interest policies. I have since reviewed both policies, as well as the guide to making unblock requests, and will not make this mistake again. When unblocked, I hope to contribute to articles about education and teaching in Australia. Some examples include:
Teaching in VictoriaPrimary educationEducationEarly childhood educationEducation in Australia Please unblock this account. I will adhere to all wikipedia policies and guidelines in future and apologise for my initial mistake in failing to do so.
Secb2002 (
talk) 7:40 pm, Yesterday (UTC−5)