User talk:AVSO

{{unblock-spamun|Association of Voluntary Service Organisations|Dear Editor. Thank you very much considering our new username as a one which we will be able to use it. We are really sorry that we have been blocked and would like to apologize for any inconveniences caused. However we would like to add, that our organisation is a not-for profit, advocacy body of 23 European organisations which work together with young people on volunteering projects across the world. Our organisation promotes voluntary service projects and try to provide sufficient research in this important field. We would like to highlight that similar organisation like ours is on the wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Volunteer_Centre). We really hope that we will be able to contribute to wikipedia with our knowledge on volunteering in the future. Thank you very much your consideration in advance. The AVSO team.} Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, AVSO, may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it is being used to promote a group, company, product or website on Wikipedia.. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you. Cindamuse (talk) 08:32, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

October 2010
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers 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 this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the 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, please see how to appeal a block. --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 09:29, 1 October 2010 (UTC)