User talk:Anthonyflightcentre

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Anthonyflightcentre, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  09:55, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Anthony, I have blocked your account because you cannot use a name that suggests you are editing on behalf of a company. You can create a new account which does not appear to be promotional. Note that if you had actually posted anything promoting the company, or if you had used just the company name as your username, you would have been prevented from creating a new account. I will respond to your query on my talk page here later, but I'm a bit pushed for time at present, just stopped for a coffee  Jimfbleak  -  talk to me?  10:01, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Anthony, You should be able to create a new account without an unblock request, I haven't prevented account creation. Note, however, that your suggested new name is not acceptable, it has the initials of your company, and if you change to that name, I will block it again. Details of deletion will follow shortly  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  10:54, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

New Account
Slowly learning the rules here...

Hopefully this account is deemed to be more appropriate. Do appreciate the feedback and if you do get the chance to come back to my original request that would be much appreciated.

Many thanks,

Ant

Anthonylen (talk) 11:02, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Anthony, You should be able to create a new account without an unblock request, I haven't prevented account creation. Note, however, that your suggested new name is not acceptable, it has the initials of your company, and if you change to that name, I will block it again. Details of deletion will follow shortly  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  10:54, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

I deleted your article because
 * it did not provide adequate independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. The company is clearly notable, but the references are nearly all to the company websites or those of its associates. Much of the text is unreferenced, and you need more good third-party refs as defined above. Many of the references are bare urls which are unhelpful and subject to linkrot, use
 * it was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: the largest travel firm in Australia... Flight Centre currently uses the slogan "unbeatable!"... successful budget bus trip company... After decades of rapid and consistent growth...  and so on.
 * The "History" section is nothing of the sort, it's largely a list of awards. If you are going to include nice things about the company, you should also highlight criticism to provide balance.
 * there shouldn't be any url links in the article, only in the "References" or "External links" sections. That's particularly so when they are spamlinks to the book or subsidiaries
 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. Thank you for declaring your interest. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

I've seen worse than this. I'll restore the text in a sandbox for you to work on shortly.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  11:11, 24 March 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll put the text here shortly
 * OK, that's done. I'll leave restoring the talk page until the page is recreated unless you particularly want to see it now  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  11:20, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Feedback
Thanks for the feedback. I will ensure to take all of your points onboard and ask someone externally to ensure that the page adheres to Wikipedia guidelines.

Appreciate your help. I will be in touch when the sandbox page is updated if this is OK.

Many thanks,

Anthony

Anthonylen (talk) 11:29, 24 March 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anthonylen (talk • contribs) 11:22, 24 March 2014 (UTC)