Hello, I'm
Ferret. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of
your recent contributions to
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game) because it appeared to be promotional.
Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "
soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --
ferret (
talk) 17:11, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to
Kirby: Triple Deluxe. While
objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be
a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. --
ferret (
talk) 17:11, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
ferret ( talk) Hey Ferret, can you explain how anything I wrote was promotional and how was I using Wikipedia as a soapbox?
( talk) So how is IGN's review allowed up but ours isn't? That makes no sense.
( talk) CGM has been around for four years, and is sold across Canada. Did you actually check the publication before removing anything? We were merely adding to what was already said. I'm sorry, I don't see how you can deem "Hardcore Gamer" as reliable, but CGM as not. We'd be happy to send you an issue if you'd like.
I did, however I cannot write anything as I have an autoblock now. I'm not trying to be confrontational, I'm just trying to make sense of it.
( talk) Thank you, you've been helpful. I actually have been cited by other sources. Just trying to find it now. One of our editors has worked in the industry for over 20 years as well. His name is Wayne Santos, and I will definitely bring up these points over on that link. I would also like to know if there is a contact for a complaint department. Looking over at what Ferret said in the other talk, I believe him taking pleasure in banning me for merely asking questions was pretty unprofessional.
My apologies to ( talk), this was the statement I was referring to. "Seems the block of Brendan resulted in Cody getting hit with an autoblock. It's fun how these things work out sometimes. —/Mendaliv/2¢/Δ's/ 17:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)" Again, my apologies. As for our reputation, I've gathered some data, and will present it to the board that referred me to. But I cannot, because I am still blocked.
( talk) ( talk) Thank you for helping me through this. I'm not upset or anything. I'm just trying to figure this out. I don't really understand why I got a ban, I didn't post anything after you told me to stop. I understand you guys are mostly volunteers. I understand that because of that professionalism isn't always going to be great. But saying how it's fun that we got banned in a discussion I can't defend myself in is unprofessional as a volunteer or paid. But Since I can't write anywhere else at the moment, here are some links to work my editor Wayne Santos has done. He's worked in the industry for 20 years at places like IGN, Game Axis, and The Examiner. Here you go for proof.
http://www.behance.net/Shoeless
http://books.google.ca/books?id=DekDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=wayne+santos+game+axis&source=bl&ots=pDXvZwE00X&sig=zIrDjptLoTL6uXcGHdlPTdUFhug&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wVN2U97EMNGiyATUjILYBw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=wayne%20santos%20game%20axis&f=false
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2007/10/20/rock-band-ps3-hands-on http://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/editorials/microsoft-can-retake-north-america-now/
And another one of our writers write for a few different places deemed reputable by Wikipedia. http://www.joystiq.com/editor/brittany-vincent http://www.maximumpc.com/user/brittany_vincent http://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-review/
Here's Phil Brown's Rotten Tomatoes link. He writes for The Globe and Mail. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/philip-brown/ http://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/godzilla-2014-review/
As for links to other publications citing us... http://jin115.com/archives/51976243.html http://jin115.com/archives/52012383.html vidaextra.com rpgwatch.com bluesnews.com railgun.newz.dk kicktraq.com http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Nintendo-moechte-keine-Homo-Ehe-im-Spiel-Tomodachi-Life-2186464.html http://bindingofisaac.com/post/82762252439/thats-not-a-knife
And we are partners with Maker. And we are part of Magazines Canada. https://www.magazinescanada.ca/consumer?id=507
( talk) Okay, thank you. Still though, I gave extensive information about how CGM is reputable, but I haven't heard anything back yet.
Hello, I'm
Ferret. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of
your recent contributions to
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014 video game) because it appeared to be promotional.
Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "
soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. --
ferret (
talk) 17:11, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to
Kirby: Triple Deluxe. While
objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be
a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. --
ferret (
talk) 17:11, 16 May 2014 (UTC)
ferret ( talk) Hey Ferret, can you explain how anything I wrote was promotional and how was I using Wikipedia as a soapbox?
( talk) So how is IGN's review allowed up but ours isn't? That makes no sense.
( talk) CGM has been around for four years, and is sold across Canada. Did you actually check the publication before removing anything? We were merely adding to what was already said. I'm sorry, I don't see how you can deem "Hardcore Gamer" as reliable, but CGM as not. We'd be happy to send you an issue if you'd like.
I did, however I cannot write anything as I have an autoblock now. I'm not trying to be confrontational, I'm just trying to make sense of it.
( talk) Thank you, you've been helpful. I actually have been cited by other sources. Just trying to find it now. One of our editors has worked in the industry for over 20 years as well. His name is Wayne Santos, and I will definitely bring up these points over on that link. I would also like to know if there is a contact for a complaint department. Looking over at what Ferret said in the other talk, I believe him taking pleasure in banning me for merely asking questions was pretty unprofessional.
My apologies to ( talk), this was the statement I was referring to. "Seems the block of Brendan resulted in Cody getting hit with an autoblock. It's fun how these things work out sometimes. —/Mendaliv/2¢/Δ's/ 17:36, 16 May 2014 (UTC)" Again, my apologies. As for our reputation, I've gathered some data, and will present it to the board that referred me to. But I cannot, because I am still blocked.
( talk) ( talk) Thank you for helping me through this. I'm not upset or anything. I'm just trying to figure this out. I don't really understand why I got a ban, I didn't post anything after you told me to stop. I understand you guys are mostly volunteers. I understand that because of that professionalism isn't always going to be great. But saying how it's fun that we got banned in a discussion I can't defend myself in is unprofessional as a volunteer or paid. But Since I can't write anywhere else at the moment, here are some links to work my editor Wayne Santos has done. He's worked in the industry for 20 years at places like IGN, Game Axis, and The Examiner. Here you go for proof.
http://www.behance.net/Shoeless
http://books.google.ca/books?id=DekDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42&lpg=PA42&dq=wayne+santos+game+axis&source=bl&ots=pDXvZwE00X&sig=zIrDjptLoTL6uXcGHdlPTdUFhug&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wVN2U97EMNGiyATUjILYBw&ved=0CDkQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=wayne%20santos%20game%20axis&f=false
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2007/10/20/rock-band-ps3-hands-on http://www.cgmagonline.com/articles/editorials/microsoft-can-retake-north-america-now/
And another one of our writers write for a few different places deemed reputable by Wikipedia. http://www.joystiq.com/editor/brittany-vincent http://www.maximumpc.com/user/brittany_vincent http://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/yaiba-ninja-gaiden-z-review/
Here's Phil Brown's Rotten Tomatoes link. He writes for The Globe and Mail. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/critic/philip-brown/ http://www.cgmagonline.com/reviews/godzilla-2014-review/
As for links to other publications citing us... http://jin115.com/archives/51976243.html http://jin115.com/archives/52012383.html vidaextra.com rpgwatch.com bluesnews.com railgun.newz.dk kicktraq.com http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/Nintendo-moechte-keine-Homo-Ehe-im-Spiel-Tomodachi-Life-2186464.html http://bindingofisaac.com/post/82762252439/thats-not-a-knife
And we are partners with Maker. And we are part of Magazines Canada. https://www.magazinescanada.ca/consumer?id=507
( talk) Okay, thank you. Still though, I gave extensive information about how CGM is reputable, but I haven't heard anything back yet.