User talk:ADHDorganization

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Hello, ADHDorganization, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:ADHDorganization/sandbox/CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:ADHDorganization/sandbox/CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:ADHDorganization/sandbox/CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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October 2019
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.

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 at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy. Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In that reason, you must:
 * 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.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block. To do so, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the text at the bottom of your talk page, replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason for thinking that the block was an error, and publish the page. --  Deep fried  okra    14:03, 29 October 2019 (UTC)

So you have made a common error in that you dived right in to attempting to create an article (not just "page", a subtle but important distinction that I will clarify) without understanding at least some of the relevant policies and procedures involved. Don't feel too bad, as many people make the same error, but I will try to clarify some things now. In my message, I will have links to various pages with information, please review them.

First, your username is a violation of the username policy, which does not permit organization names as usernames. The username must indicate that this account is exclusively operated by a single individual. You do not need to use your real name, you can use an alias or any type of username that is individualistic. You will need to follow the instructions in the block notice to propose a new username along with an unblock request.

Second, you and your organization seem to have a common misconception about what Wikipedia is. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not a place for organizations to have 'pages' or for merely telling about the organization. Doing that is considered promotional here. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia has articles that summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage say about article subjects that meet Wikipedia's special definition of notability. In this case, your organization would need to meet the special definition of a notable organization. Wikipedia has no interest in what an organization wants to say about itself, only in what independent sources unaffiliated with the organization say about it. For these reasons, not every organization merits an article here, even within the same field.

In addition, an article about your organization is not necessarily desirable. There are good reasons to not want one. You cannot lock it to the text your organization might prefer, prevent others from editing it, or keep 'bad' information off of it. Any information, good or bad, can be in an article as long as it appears in an independent source. I understand that Wikipedia sounds like a great way for an organization to cheaply get its message out there, or spread the word about it, but those purposes are not compatible with what we are about. To do those things, you should use social media, your own website, or one of the alternatives listed here.

Third, you would have what Wikipedia calls a conflict of interest in editing about your organization. You will also need to(if unblocked) comply with the paid editing policy; that is a Wikipedia Terms of Use requirement and mandatory for paid editors/employees of potential/actual article subjects. Wikipedia much prefers articles to be written by independent editors, to ensure that articles have a neutral point of view. In order for you to be successful in writing about your organization, you would need to forget everything you know about it and only write based on the content of independent sources. This would not include the organization website, staff interviews, or any primary source. Most people in your position cannot do that. You won't be unblocked if your only purpose in being here is to tell the world about your organization. If you want to be an individual, general Wikipedia contributor, you will need to agree to not edit about your organization and tell what you want to edit about instead.

If you want to be unblocked, please proceed as I have described above. Feel free to show your superiors this message. You may also ask any questions you might have. 331dot (talk) 18:36, 29 October 2019 (UTC)