User talk:ShorelineTaiji

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Hello, ShorelineTaiji, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions, such as your edit to the page Tai chi, seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, please see:

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I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome! Aoidh (talk) 22:44, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

The edit included a supporting reference, as explicitly requested within the previous article revision.

The list of Tai Chi product and service websites currently linked from the References section, includes those of Paul Lam and Jarek Szymanski. Paul sells online lessons and instructor certifications. Jarek sells DVDs. I observe that you chose to leave those references intact, among others. Your selective editing appears to violate Wikipedia guidelines? ShorelineTaiji (talk) 23:41, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

The section does need more sources that's true, but they must be reliable; a promotional blog is not a reliable source. If you have an issue with content currently in the article, then feel free to open a discussion on the article's talk page about them. That there may be an issue with references currently in the article does not mean additional links for other unreliable sites should be added; that's not a solution, it only compounds any such problem. I would also invite you to take a moment to read Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, since your username implies a connection with the website you inserted into the article. - Aoidh (talk) 00:15, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

January 2023

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: 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, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of 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 {{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. In your reasons, you must:

• Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
• 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.
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page.

Cullen328 (talk) 01:05, 2 January 2023 (UTC)