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If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must follow all these steps:

1. Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
2. Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked; and
3. Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
4. Provide a new username.

To do this, insert 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.

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{{unblock-spamun|ApricotSeashell|I respectfully request that my account be unblocked. I understand that my previous edits gave the impression of advertising or promotion, which is against Wikipedia's guidelines. I sincerely apologise for this and assure you that I now have a better understanding of the platform's rules, particularly the importance of maintaining a neutral point of view and adhering to Wikipedia's purpose as an encyclopaedia.

I would like to clarify that I am not a paid contributor and do not receive compensation for any contributions to Wikipedia. My intention was to provide accurate and factual information about Outcomes First Group, but I recognise that my edits may have unintentionally appeared promotional. I will ensure that any future edits are neutral, non-promotional, and fully compliant with Wikipedia’s policies.

If unblocked, I plan to focus on improving the quality of information on pages related to my area of expertise, ensuring all edits are well-sourced and meet Wikipedia's content guidelines.

For a new username, I propose ApricotSeashell. I can confirm I have checked and this username has not already been taken.

Thank you for considering my request. I appreciate the opportunity to learn from this experience and contribute constructively to the Wikipedia community.}} OFGUpdates (talk) 09:10, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

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

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Request reason:

Upon reviewing the requirements, I realise that I misunderstood the original question about paid contributions. I am a paid contributor because of my professional association with Outcomes First Group. I will fully disclose this association on my user page and in all relevant edits, in compliance with Wikipedia's paid-contribution disclosure requirements.OFGUpdates (talk) 09:19, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

It has been ten days since another admin has indicated they would unblock you if you agreed to use the edit request process when editing content about your employer. The lack of an answer to this question is basically the only obstacle to being unblocked, feel free to file another request in which you respond to this question. Beeblebrox ^Beebletalks 18:57, 19 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

One of your edit summaries says this:

I have updated the ownership, removed references to services no longer owned by the business and added information on Technology and awards we have won.

This suggests that you are employed by this company. If this is true, then you are a paid editor. It does not matter if you were not specifically paid to edit Wikipedia on behalf of the company. Your employment by itself is enough to trigger the paid editing disclosure policy. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:48, 8 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• Are there any topics other than your company that you want to edit about? How will you make edits about your company in the future consistent with the conflict of interest policy? I would also suggest that you read WP:BOSS and have your superiors read it too. 331dot (talk) 08:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  I would like to update the ownership information, and if allowed, remove some references to services no longer owned by the company. OFGUpdates (talk) 16:57, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

  Is there anything unrelated to the company you would like to edit? Significa liberdade (she/her) (talk) 17:34, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies I misunderstood and corrected myself as soon as I realised. OFGUpdates (talk) 16:55, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I will unblock you(absent a major objection from Rsjaffe) if you agree to pursue changes to the article via edit requests on the talk page(the edit request wizard can facilitate that). 331dot (talk) 17:42, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock is fine. Thanks. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 18:35, 9 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have renamed the user to their requested username. They haven't replied yet, but just letting you know. Fathoms Below (talk) 05:12, 13 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@ApricotSeashell, it has been a few days since your last response. Do you agree to only making changes through edit requests rather than directly to the articles?

Also, for the sake of transparency, do you have any connection to User:Outcomesfirstgroup, or was that another employee? Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 00:29, 17 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]