User talk:ACT PAO PG

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Welcome and a request
Greetings - hope things go well in Norfolk. We very much appreciate interest from organisations updating their wikipedia pages, but we would encourage ACT representatives to review WP:Conflict of Interest. One specific thing, regarding the Deputy SACT position, your edits removed a reference, which Wikipedia relies upon to ensure WP:Verifiability. Please do not remove references; while information on staff changes may seem obvious and easily accessed to ACT staff, references are key to Wikipedia's WP:Five Pillars. Please do not hesitate to ask questions on talk pages if you have any queries. Best wishes with your mission. Regards Buckshot06 (talk) 03:53, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2021
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "ACT PAO", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to represent an organisation rather than an individual, see WP:CORPNAME. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. Apparently represents Allied Command Transformation Public Affairs Office (ACT PAO) - David Biddulph (talk) 16:48, 6 October 2021 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website - I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text   at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you.

I do not want to move the goalposts, but if you are employed by or interning for NATO, you will need to declare as a paid editor. Could you just commit to doing that and reviewing conflict of interest? 331dot (talk) 20:09, 8 November 2022 (UTC)


 * I sure can do that. Is it enough to add to our page, after the username is renamed to ACT_PAO_PG? At the moment I don't seem to be able to edit anything - unless I'm doing something wrong. ACT PAO (talk) 20:48, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I have now removed the block, so you can add that template to your user page(I've suppressed its function here). Please note that only you, the person sitting at the computer right now, should have access to this account. Others in your part of NATO will need their own individual accounts. 331dot (talk) 21:24, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Noted. It is only me anyway, and if (and when) I retire I'll make sure to disable my account or ask my successor to rename it to his/her initials. Not foreseen for the next decade though. ACT PAO PG (talk) 21:32, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Just noting, you can't give this account to a successor- it is for your exclusive use only. Any successor will need to create an account themselves. If you think you will have no further use of this account at some point in the future, you may just retire and stop using it. 331dot (talk) 21:34, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Ok. Understood. I'll have them create one using the same template probably, but it won't be mine. Thanks for the clarification and appreciate your time and your advice! ACT PAO PG (talk) 21:48, 8 November 2022 (UTC)