User talk:Birthright Israel

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 moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. 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 below this notice. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 16:17, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions:
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Daniel Case (talk) 18:21, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for the above information. To avoide COI, how does an organization update information about themselves? If people go to wikipedia and look up our organization we want them to see the correct numbers, etc. I apologize for not adhering to the guidelines. Please advise. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.20.166.130 (talk) 19:00, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
 * They don't update anything related to themselves; ever. They may suggest edits on the article talkpage, providing third party reliable sources in order to obtain consensus for the edits. (✉→ BWilkins ←✎) 23:39, 21 May 2013 (UTC)