User talk:AmericanThermoform

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:AmericanThermoform


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:AmericanThermoform, 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 blatant advertising which only promotes or publicises a company, product, group or service, and which 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. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Melcous (talk) 01:27, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... (your reason here) --AmericanThermoform (talk) 03:07, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

We were not trying to advertise, but instead trying to create what we thought we were being instructed to create according to the step by step guide. This asked us to create a company page and we should use our company name as the name space. We are happy to change the content of this post so that it is compliant.

It is not entirely important to us to have this page, contributing content that helps everyone understand the blind and visually impaired community, is.

That said there are numerous companies who were responsible for starting specific types of industries that have similar pages and we would like to emulate this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Foundation_for_the_Blind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Printing_House_for_the_Blind

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MP3.com

Again, we have the sincere goal of aiding the blind and visually impaired community with useful content that the sighted and learn from. If having this page about the company we represent is of issue we have no problem removing it. Good standing within Wikipedia is more important to us.

Sincere regards,

American Thermoform


 * Hi, as you can see from the links below, the fact that your username is the name of the company is a problem. But once you change that, you will still have a conflict of interest which means you should be very careful editing an article about your own workplace. Also, your user page is not the place to do so. What you have done with Draft:Braille Paper is a better way to start, although my guess is that your draft submission will be rejected because it has no references. Content in wikipedia articles must be verifiable and sourced to reliable sources. It must also be written in a way that is neutral. So if you want to try to create an article about your company, first have a look at the policies I have linked to in this paragraph and below and make sure you understand the issues. Then my suggestion would be to start a draft and aim towards having sources from outside your company and writing in a neutral way what they say. If you would like some help from me with doing this, or further suggestions for your draft on Braille Paper, let me know by leaving a message either here or on your talk page. Finally, when you leave a message on a talk page like you did above, please "sign" it by inserting four tildes (this symbol ~) at the end which will leave a timestamp with your username and a link to your talk page. Thanks, Melcous (talk) 03:24, 5 May 2016 (UTC)
 * I only saw this comment after my review of Draft:Braille Paper, but Melcous' advice is quite good. Thanks, /wiae /tlk  15:34, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Your user name and promotional editing
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "AmericanThermoform", 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, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 03:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Account blocked because of promotional use
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, 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.

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 this 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 by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Gogo Dodo (talk) 05:16, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation: Braille Paper (May 5)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Wiae was:

The comment the reviewer left was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Braille Paper and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Braille_Paper Articles for creation help desk] or on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Wiae&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Braille_Paper reviewer's talk page].
 * You can also use Wikipedia's real-time chat help from experienced editors.

/wiae /tlk  15:32, 5 May 2016 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Braille Paper


Hello, AmericanThermoform. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Braille Paper".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply and remove the  or  code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. 1989 (talk) 23:36, 13 January 2017 (UTC)