User talk:Wdoughertyiii

April 2019[edit]

There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. Additionally, If you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

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April 2019 Unblock Request[edit]

{{unblock-spamun|wdoughertyiii|I apologize if my choice of username has caused confusion. I do not represent a company. Being a member of the Doherty family and a lover of documented historical information, I care about the accuracy and completeness of the information on the web relating to the O'Doherty Family, thus was my username and choice of page to contribute to. Please change my username to wdoughertyiii, so that I am personally identifiable. Thank you.[[User:O'Doherty Heritage|O'Doherty Heritage]] ([[User talk:O'Doherty Heritage#top|talk]]) 19:15, 1 April 2019 (UTC)}}

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).

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

Request reason:

My account was blocked for apparent advertising or promotion. I had no intention of this. I provided links to some of the most helpful and sites and key projects of the O'Doherty family. As I have no intention of withholding transparency, one of those links is a site that I manage https://www.odohertyheritage.org/. The site has no advertising, and I do not obtain any financial gain from it. I have additional contributors to the site and work under permission and review of the Association of O'Dochartaighs, the newly formed Clan Association. As I did not realize that blogs were blocked, the mention in the link title that the site contains a blog should be removed to comply with Wikipedia guidelines, however, the majority of that site is not a blog, but contains well-documented data covering a comprehensive scope of O'Doherty family history and heritage. If you feel that this is advertising because I am too close to the subject, perhaps I should let someone else be the one to add such a link, as it does not stray from the content or ideals of the other older clan sites already in the external links. If you don't feel that I've understood you, or that the explanation in this request doesn't sufficiently address the concerns causing this block, please provide more clarification. Thank you.O'Doherty Heritage (talk) 19:15, 1 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficiently convincing for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. Yamla (talk) 14:09, 18 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

Request reason:

When I joined Wikipedia, I kind of got off on the wrong foot. I had created a username that did not meet Wikipedia guidelines and posted some content that was classified as promotional. I have changed my username to reflect my actual name and will not submit content that is promotional in nature. I plan to make edits adding credible sources to pages relating to history (such as Branches of the Cenél Conaill, O'Doherty family, and Northburgh Castle) and eventually would like to create a page giving information and sources about O'Doherty's Keep, a historic fortification being restored in Buncrana, Ireland. Thank you.

Accept reason:

User appears to recognize the problem with his/her original edits and promises to reform. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 19:04, 28 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Given the past issues, I'd like to know what "credible sources" we're talking about. See WP:Identifying reliable sources (and WP:ELNO) for the relevant guidelines on Wikipedia. Huon (talk) 01:30, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Huon, here is a list of some sources I used in a recent project I was working on:
Finn Valley Voice. (2006, Oct 4). Ancient O'Doherty fort located at Dunwiley. Finn Valley Voice, p. 4.
Holland, P. (2007, Apr 04). Dunwiley Fort Hits the Headlines. Finn Valley Voice, pp. Vol. 3, Issue #76, Page 1.
Lacey, B. (2012). Lug's forgotten Donegal kingdom. Dublin: Four Courts Press.
National Monuments Service. (2019, 03 13). Class List Definitions (Ringfort - rath). Retrieved from National Monuments Service: Archaeological Survey of Ireland: http://54.76.164.72/NationalMonuments/WebServiceQuery/Lookup.aspx#RATH
Ó Doibhlin, É. (1970). Ceart Uí Néill: A Discussion and Translation of the Document. Seanchas Ardmhacha: Journal of the Armagh Diocesan Historical Society; Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 324-358 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/29740775).
Ó Tuathail, É. (1937). Notes on Some Irish Place Names. The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland; Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 77-88 (https://www.jstor.org/stable/25513849).
Public Records Office, Great Britain. (1874). Calendar of the State Papers, Relating to Ireland, of the Reign of James I, Volume 1 (1606-1608). London: Longman & Co, et al (https://books.google.com/books?id=UisXAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA342).
Woulfe, P. (1922). Irish names and surnames. Dublin: M.H. Gill & Sons (https://www.libraryireland.com/names/macm/mac-maongail.php).
Merriam-Webster. (2019, 03 13). rath. Retrieved from Merriam-Webster Dictionary: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rath
Wdoughertyiii (talk) 02:13, 15 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@The Blade of the Northern Lights: That's a rather impressive list of sources, and I'd be inclined to accept the unblock request. What's your opinion? Huon (talk) 00:16, 16 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]