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There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Misplaced Pages, 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.If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}}
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at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Longhair\ 21:47, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
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