User talk:Altrafurniture

October 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Altrafurniture) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guideline to avoid editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations.The article in question is User:Altrafurniture/Altra_Furniture. Thank you.  T RANSPORTER M AN  ( TALK ) 19:19, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

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. &mdash; RHaworth 19:59, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions: Yes. Please look up 'Dorel Industries' on wikipedia. Altra is a subdivision of Dorel. I want to do something like this where it talks more on history of the company. Altra has been around for over 20 years. Yes, I did not realize that my username cannot relate the the company that I wish to write about. Therefore I would like to change it to 'reanimatedstacy' because that is a username that represents my own personal interest in horror movies and has nothing to do with the company. I also understand that there is to be no advertising in the text. I plan on updating the text that I have entered. I had simply copied and pasted text temporarily just to get the hang of how wikipedia works and I thought since it was just a draft that it would not be reviewed yet. I am currently working on a word document that will be the actual text I plan on posting. It should be ready sometime next week. I will replace the old text with the new one and also save it as a draft so that it can be reviewed first. But it will certainly contain no advertising. It has several sections. The first section is the history which talks about how Altra Furniture was started by whom and where. Other sections are what publications they were in over the years, what manufacturers they use, what awards they've received, and what showcases they have been in.
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encylopedia article, the subject must be considered to be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 16:06, 20 October 2010 (UTC)