User talk:Book Collector

Blocked[edit]

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If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Alexf^(talk) 17:53, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

Requested username:

Book Collector (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

My apologies, but I hadn't appreciated that my choice of the name of the small hobby business I run would be construed as using WikipediA as a method of promoting sales. The edits that I had posted which were links to pages displaying images of books by Bessie Marchant and Miss Read are not books for sale but are intended to act as visual Bibliograpies for other collectors. The scans/photographs used are of books from my own collections together with contributions from another collector, which have taken many years to put together. If I am unblocked I would like to continue adding information to sites relating to forgotten children's authorsAvenue Books (talk) 18:56, 30 November 2012 (UTC)

Accept reason:

I understand what you say as indicating that you will avoid any editing that could be seen as promoting your web site or your business. on the basis of that understanding I am unblocking you to allow a username change to your requested username. Please put this request in at Wikipedia:Changing username as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. JamesBWatson (talk) 15:23, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

We are really, honestly, not trying to be unfair; but the links you have posted to Avenue Books are by definition promotional, as is your username. If you achieve a change of username do you agree not to post any further links to this site? (hint - it is a requirement for unblock)--Anthony Bradbury^"talk" 19:49, 30 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I will add, if those images are scans of rare or out-of-print books, and would add value to specific articles, consider uploading the pictures to Wikipedia and include them in relevant articles, instead of linking to your site. It is less objectionable to specify your site as the source of an image on the image page itself, rather than linking to your site in a Wikipedia article. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:23, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am happy to comply with your suggestion.Avenue Books (talk) 06:53, 1 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]