User talk:Batcon001

Welcome - a couple of concerns I need to raise.
Hello there, and Welcome to Wikipedia. I'm an admin here on Wikipedia (and a retired naturalist). I need to rasie a couple of points with you, and would ask you to address them. They're not too serious at this point, but first off you look to be wanting to edit the article on Bat Conservation International.

Do you work for or represent the organisation? If so, your username is borderline 'promotional' and the linkage with BCI might also suggest shared use - two things we discourage, and sometimes block accounts if they're eggregious examples - which this one isn't. But I'd like to suggest simply that if this is a BCI account, then you create a completely new account with a different name, and actively 'forget' the password to this one so that it never gets used again. Something like 'batgirl sue' or 'battydave' would be fine, so long as only one person has access to each account. Having done that, and assuming that you might be an employee or volunteer for BCI, I'd ask that if you plan to make further edits to the BCI page that you follow the obligatory requirement of declaring any connection with it. As an employees, you should follow these instructions, and as a volunteer, just follow the simple declaration explained at WP:COI.

Finally, I did see that you released under a Creative Commons commercial licence the logo of the BCI, and claimed it as your own work. In order to protect the intellectual rights of the BCI, it will probably have to be deleted unless you are in a position to send an email from an official BCI email address to our specialist team (called OTRS) to formally confirm the organisation is agreeable to giving away the graphic for anyone to use, wherever they want, even commercially. This is not something that most organisations want to do, so I'm minded to get it deleted first, then it can be reinstated, if needs be. Please let me know if you would like details of the process needed to confirm your authority to release it on behalf of BCI. Were you aware that it is preferable to upload a logo direct to Wikipedia under a 'fair use' licence, for use in just that one article? This is how the previous logo was handled, and protects the rights of the organisation. I will add that Wikimedia commons does not accept images uploaded under 'fair use' so they must be uploaded directly into Wikipedia itself. I'm also a little confused, as the logo you uploaded doesn't match the graphic on the batcon.org website or any of its current social media accounts, except in some recent downloadable documents (like this one).

Sorry this is a bit lengthy. Please find a moment to answer these questions as soon as you're able - and I'll endeavour to sort things out. Regards from the UK, Nick Moyes (talk) 20:14, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Conflict of interest editing
Your username and edits to the article Bat Conservation International indicate that you may have a conflict of interest. If you are being paid to edit this article (it is part of your job as an employee or contractor of BCI) then you must disclose your relationship with BCI. Please read this conflict of interest guide for more information.

I have removed your edits to the article Bat Conservation International because they were not in a neutral and encyclopedic tone. We went from
 * Bat Conservation International (BCI) is an international nongovernmental organization working to conserve the world's bats and their habitats through conservation, education, and research efforts. to
 * Bat Conservation International (BCI) mission is to conserve the world’s bats and their habitats to ensure a healthy planet. Driven by science and focused on results, BCI delivers world class conservation where bats need it most. With clear, effective models for how they work, and broad support from members and partners, BCI saves bats from extinction, restores natural habitats and landscapes, and inspires people through meaningful nature experiences.

Frankly, this is unacceptably promotional. It belongs on a PR campaign, not an encyclopedia article. If you are a paid editor, the best use of your time and everyone else's is to read that linked guide. If you keep making edits like the one I just undid, your edits will certainly be removed every time and you will eventually be blocked from editing. Enwebb (talk) 16:31, 17 February 2021 (UTC)