User talk:AlexWhisker

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Purrniture. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Secretlondon (talk) 19:35, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

June 2025

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because it has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, website, or role, which is against the username policy.

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:

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Purrniture - Cat Furniture (June 19)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by Curb Safe Charmer were:

This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources.

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

The comment the reviewer left was:

Every source is a dead link.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Purrniture - Cat Furniture and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 19:49, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Purrniture! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Curb Safe Charmer (talk) 19:49, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock request

This user is asking to be unblocked to request a change in username.

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

Requested username:

AlexWhisker (talk · account availability check · rename user)

Request reason:

I understand I was blocked because my username appeared to represent a company and my edits may have sounded promotional.

I have now disclosed that I am affiliated with the company (as required), and I will strictly follow Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and neutrality guidelines moving forward. I will no longer use a business name as a username and will edit only in accordance with Wikipedia’s purpose as an encyclopedia.

If unblocked, I intend to contribute by helping improve articles related to the pet industry in a neutral, sourced, and non-promotional way, such as adding independent references and formatting drafts properly for review.

I would like to change my username to AlexWhisker to reflect my role as an individual contributor. Thank you for your consideration.

Administrators should consider discussing any unblock with the blocking administrator (see the blocking policy).

Administrator use only:

If you ask the blocking administrator to comment on this request, please replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un on hold | 1=blocking administrator | 2=AlexWhisker | 3=


I understand I was blocked because my username appeared to represent a company and my edits may have sounded promotional.
I have now disclosed that I am affiliated with the company (as required), and I will strictly follow Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and neutrality guidelines moving forward. I will no longer use a business name as a username and will edit only in accordance with Wikipedia’s purpose as an encyclopedia.
If unblocked, I intend to contribute by helping improve articles related to the pet industry in a neutral, sourced, and non-promotional way, such as adding independent references and formatting drafts properly for review.

I would like to change my username to AlexWhisker to reflect my role as an individual contributor. Thank you for your consideration. | 4=~~~~}}

If you accept the unblock request, replace this template with the following:

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=AlexWhisker | reason=


I understand I was blocked because my username appeared to represent a company and my edits may have sounded promotional.
I have now disclosed that I am affiliated with the company (as required), and I will strictly follow Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and neutrality guidelines moving forward. I will no longer use a business name as a username and will edit only in accordance with Wikipedia’s purpose as an encyclopedia.
If unblocked, I intend to contribute by helping improve articles related to the pet industry in a neutral, sourced, and non-promotional way, such as adding independent references and formatting drafts properly for review.

I would like to change my username to AlexWhisker to reflect my role as an individual contributor. Thank you for your consideration. | accept=Allowing username change to requested username. Please select an option from [[Wikipedia:Changing username]] and file a request as soon as possible to avoid re-blocking. ~~~~}}

If you decline the unblock request, replace this template with the following, replacing {{subst:Decline reason here}} with any specific rationale. If you do not edit the text after "decline=", a default reason why the request was declined will be inserted.

{{unblock-un reviewed | 1=AlexWhisker | reason=


I understand I was blocked because my username appeared to represent a company and my edits may have sounded promotional.
I have now disclosed that I am affiliated with the company (as required), and I will strictly follow Wikipedia’s conflict of interest and neutrality guidelines moving forward. I will no longer use a business name as a username and will edit only in accordance with Wikipedia’s purpose as an encyclopedia.
If unblocked, I intend to contribute by helping improve articles related to the pet industry in a neutral, sourced, and non-promotional way, such as adding independent references and formatting drafts properly for review.

I would like to change my username to AlexWhisker to reflect my role as an individual contributor. Thank you for your consideration. | decline={{subst:Decline reason here}} ~~~~}}

I have renamed your account. A different uninvolved admin will review your unblock request. PhilKnight (talk) 20:45, 19 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can you explain why every source in the draft you've submitted is a dead link? -- asilvering (talk) 15:26, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I'll edit these as soon as I'm unblocked. AlexWhisker (talk) 19:55, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That doesn't answer my question. -- asilvering (talk) 20:29, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think they were not properly formatted or were no longer active. I had saved content a while ago and was trying to include those references, but it looks like I made some mistakes! I went over all these dead links and I now have the right links on hand. AlexWhisker (talk) 20:33, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please list the correct links here, I'm curious to see them.

I used the search function on a few of the sources, and they had nothing matching 'Purniture' or cat furniture etc.

If your sources were AI-generated hallucinations, you could just say so. At this stage you're wanting to gain trust, not erode it. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 05:49, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here are the correct links:

https://lavendermagazine.com/featured-home-page/purrniture-cat-furniture%EF%BF%BC/

https://www.kare11.com/article/money/business/behind-the-business/a-happy-business-at-purrniture-cats-come-first/89-1ab06b0e-f203-4f00-a594-0bd9f849bc6f

https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/thief-drives-off-with-purrniture-cat-furnitures-trailer/

https://www.parkbugle.org/purrniture-owner-eyes-expansion/

https://www.enterpriseminnesota.org/articles/spring-2020/purr-sistence/

I'm not sure why the search function didn't have anything matching, but they all definitely mentioned Purrniture! AlexWhisker (talk) 06:03, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, many thanks. The Kare11 one still doesn't seem to work, but others do. -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:16, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Kare11 does work on my end. Thank you for checking AlexWhisker (talk) 06:18, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That's weird, for me it just returns the channel's home page https://www.youtube.com/c/kare11 -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 06:59, 21 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!! AlexWhisker (talk) 19:55, 20 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]