User talk:Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Conflict of interest and username concerns
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and I noticed that your username, "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

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April 2020
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. 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. 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. —C.Fred (talk) 16:04, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Thanks for your message. My edits were to fix incorrect, outdated or missing information. I will change my user name now. Best, Thomas Cott Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (talk) 16:20, 19 April 2020 (UTC)


 * Even with a change of username, you will still have a conflict of interest. —C.Fred (talk) 16:33, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

I appreciate you don’t want companies changing their Wikipedia entries to put their own “spin” on things but my correcting wrong or outdated or missing information shouldn’t represent a conflict of interest. Would you prefer I lied about who I am or got a friend to make these factual updates for me instead? Thomas A Cott (talk) 16:41, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Feel free to fact-check any of my edits. Thomas A Cott (talk) 16:42, 19 April 2020 (UTC)
 * You'll notice I haven't reverted any of your edits, even though several are lacking in reliable sources. You just need to be transparent about your connection. —C.Fred (talk) 16:48, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

I thought I was being transparent by using the Ailey company name to make these updates. Please tell me what edits I have made that require additional sourcing and I will be happy to provide them. Thomas A Cott (talk) 18:26, 19 April 2020 (UTC)