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Justlettersandnumbers (
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10:09, 10 November 2021 (UTC)Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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137.214.16.251 ( talk) 08:29, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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NRFCorpComms ( talk) 07:02, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
I've renamed this account from NRFCorpComms to Postscript159 as requested. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 10:51, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
1 - I am a paid employee of the National Research Foundation (NRF), working in the organisation's Corporate Communications department. Part of my job is to ensure that the NRF is represented in various media (online and otherwise) accurately. While I am not directly paid to specifically edit the NRF's wikipedia page it is part of my job to ensure that it is accurate. I am not affiliated with any other organisation other than those associated with the NRF, ie its National Research Facilities, some of which have wikipedia pages themselves. Compensation in this respect is my salary which is for my overall work at the NRF and not limited solely to wikipedia editing which forms only a very small part of my duties as an NRF employee. 2 - I understand the reason for the block and believe it was more through a lack of understanding on my part of wikipedia's rules than anything else. 3 - As I stated before, my intention with editing the page is to update information that is clearly out of date, examples of which include the mention of the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory and the National Zoological Gardens, both of which are no longer associated with the NRF. In addition the previous editor placed a heavy focus on the NRF's Centres of Excellence (CoE) programme. While this is an important programme it is only only one of many managed by the NRF and giving it emphasis misrepresents the function and operations of the NRF. As a number of the NRF's research facilities, for example iThemba LABS and the South African Astronomical Observatory among others also maintain wikipedia pages, I intend to assist them in ensuring that the information posted on those pages is also kept up to date. I have compiled new wikipedia page text which I wish to upload to replace the existing text. I have endeavored to make it as unpromotional as possible, encyclopedic in content and style and short and to the point. It will include links to the wikipedia pages of those entities associated with the NRF as well as a few web links to entities indirectly associated with the NRF where possible. Any images used are produced by and for the NRF and I am happy to assign a Creative Commons license to them as well as any text uploaded. We usually use CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 for any work we produce as we are an agency of the South African Government funded by the taxpayer but I am happy to accept whatever license wikipedia specifies. My lack of understanding of wikipedia editing protocols were, as I understand, the reason for the block. As stated above I have changed my user name and wish to keep this account in order to continue to update the NRF page as well as those pages associated with the NRF
Accept reason:
request seems sincere, editor has agreed to use edit requests, blocking admin has signed off valereee ( talk) 18:34, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( talk) 08:20, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( talk) 06:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
You may request a change of name and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions other than 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 {{
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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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Justlettersandnumbers (
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10:09, 10 November 2021 (UTC)Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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137.214.16.251 ( talk) 08:29, 15 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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NRFCorpComms ( talk) 07:02, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
I've renamed this account from NRFCorpComms to Postscript159 as requested. Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 10:51, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
1 - I am a paid employee of the National Research Foundation (NRF), working in the organisation's Corporate Communications department. Part of my job is to ensure that the NRF is represented in various media (online and otherwise) accurately. While I am not directly paid to specifically edit the NRF's wikipedia page it is part of my job to ensure that it is accurate. I am not affiliated with any other organisation other than those associated with the NRF, ie its National Research Facilities, some of which have wikipedia pages themselves. Compensation in this respect is my salary which is for my overall work at the NRF and not limited solely to wikipedia editing which forms only a very small part of my duties as an NRF employee. 2 - I understand the reason for the block and believe it was more through a lack of understanding on my part of wikipedia's rules than anything else. 3 - As I stated before, my intention with editing the page is to update information that is clearly out of date, examples of which include the mention of the Hermanus Magnetic Observatory and the National Zoological Gardens, both of which are no longer associated with the NRF. In addition the previous editor placed a heavy focus on the NRF's Centres of Excellence (CoE) programme. While this is an important programme it is only only one of many managed by the NRF and giving it emphasis misrepresents the function and operations of the NRF. As a number of the NRF's research facilities, for example iThemba LABS and the South African Astronomical Observatory among others also maintain wikipedia pages, I intend to assist them in ensuring that the information posted on those pages is also kept up to date. I have compiled new wikipedia page text which I wish to upload to replace the existing text. I have endeavored to make it as unpromotional as possible, encyclopedic in content and style and short and to the point. It will include links to the wikipedia pages of those entities associated with the NRF as well as a few web links to entities indirectly associated with the NRF where possible. Any images used are produced by and for the NRF and I am happy to assign a Creative Commons license to them as well as any text uploaded. We usually use CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 for any work we produce as we are an agency of the South African Government funded by the taxpayer but I am happy to accept whatever license wikipedia specifies. My lack of understanding of wikipedia editing protocols were, as I understand, the reason for the block. As stated above I have changed my user name and wish to keep this account in order to continue to update the NRF page as well as those pages associated with the NRF
Accept reason:
request seems sincere, editor has agreed to use edit requests, blocking admin has signed off valereee ( talk) 18:34, 10 January 2022 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( talk) 08:20, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Postscript159 ( talk) 06:28, 10 January 2022 (UTC)