User talk:Architects Design Group

Architects Design Group
This is an automated message from CorenSearchBot. I have performed a web search with the contents of Architects Design Group, and it appears to include a substantial copy of http://www.adgusa.org/about_background.php. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. See our copyright policy for further details. (If you own the copyright to the previously published content and wish to donate it, see Donating copyrighted materials for the procedure.)

This message was placed automatically, and it is possible that the bot is confused and found similarity where none actually exists. If that is the case, you can remove the tag from the article and it would be appreciated if you could drop a note on the maintainer's talk page. CorenSearchBot (talk) 14:33, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

Your account, copyrights, Wikipedia and advertising
I noticed that you've uploaded a copy of the ADG website, noted as copyrighted 2010, all rights reserved. For legal reasons, WIkipedia cannot accept text copied from a website with such a notice, as all Wikipedia is freely distributable and editable under a copyright that is not compatible with such a statement. Additionally, when you copy from your own website, you carry with the copy the promotional nature of the web content. Obviously, your company's website is intended to promote the company, and it is entirely appropriate in that context. For an encyclopedia, such promotion is not appropriate, and is not accepted on Wikipedia. Articles must be encyclopedic in content and character, and should strictly avoid promotion, so copies of the subject's own website are rarely appropriate, even if the copyright issue is set aside.

Furthermore, you appear to represent the subject of the article. In general, writing abut your business or employer is regarded as a conflict of interest, as it interferes with the objective, detached tone associated with an encyclopedic. Your account name should represent an individual, not a business. Such "role accounts" are not permitted.

A further note: I'm an architect, a principal in a small-to-medium-sized firm, which is not represented on Wikipedia. From the information on your website, it appears that your firm might meet the general notability guidelines for inclusion. In order for a suitable encyclopedia article to be accepted, it should discuss the particular reasons for the firm's encyclopedic notability: major commissions, significant awards of national (or at least state) standing - AIA Honor Awards, published projects in AR/PA, press coverage that is more than purely local, etc.

I'm going to block this account, as the name, representing a corporate entity, isn't permissible, but you are free to create a new account under a different name (not necessarily ayour personal name, just one that isn't representative of a firm). Please read and understand Wikipedia's conflict of interest policy before proceeding, and please avoid copy/paste issues from copyrighted content.

I'll be happy to answer questions here, or on my userpage once you've registered a different account.  Acroterion  (talk)  15:08, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Account creation for your IP hasn't been blocked, so you can just log out and re-register a different name.  Acroterion  (talk)  19:45, 23 June 2010 (UTC)

June 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a few moments to create a new account with a username that represents only you. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may ask for a review of this username block by adding the text below this message. Thank you.  Acroterion  (talk)  15:10, 23 June 2010 (UTC)