User talk:Assateague NPS

July 2017
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. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person or cause that you consider worthwhile. All users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. 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. Thank you.  Acroterion   (talk)   16:49, 6 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Understood, but Wikipedia, for a variety of reasons, does not permit usernames that appear to represent an organization - they can be faked and used to discredit an organization for one reason (not that I believe that in this case), and accounts are supposed to represent an individual, not a group. If you want to emphasize your affiliation I suggest that you create a username like "Marie@NPSAssateague" that represents only you. However, we cannot allow a username that claims to represent the Assateague NPS team. Also, please see WP:COI for best practices where you are editing an area in which you have a direct involvement.  Acroterion   (talk)   16:33, 9 July 2017 (UTC)