User talk:Bragster

October 2009
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because: username is the name of a real organization. If, after reviewing that policy, you believe your username does not violate policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you can file for a change of username, or you can simply create a new account and start using that one instead. FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 16:01, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

This account was created for employees of bragster to edit wikipedia (and create an accurate wikipedia page detailing our company - if this username is 100% not allowed, we will change it.Bragster (talk) 16:06, 7 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks for replying! There are two other rules you'll need to be familiar with.  First, Wikipedia doesn't allow group accounts- if individual people want to edit Wikipedia, they'll need individual accounts.  Second, under the conflict of interest guidelines, we all try to avoid writing about our own companies.  Of course, if there are factual inaccuracies, you can feel free to point them out on article talk pages- we want the encyclopedia to be accurate- but we try to avoid writing about our own companies in order to keep the encyclopedia neutral.  Any of the employees who are interested in being part of the Wikipedia community, volunteering to help write an encyclopedia, are totally welcome here. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 16:11, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Oh... We wanted to write the article ourselves precisely because the previous (deleted) article was inaccurate! Plus, no-one has since created a new page here for us - must we find a third-party to do so then? Filing for a name change now, thank you. Bragster (talk) 16:14, 7 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Don't bother finding a third party; so many people use Wikipedia that, if your company is notable, it's inevitable that someone will be inspired to create an article totally independent of you. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 16:28, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Bragster, 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).''' 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. 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. -- Cirt (talk) 15:53, 10 September 2010 (UTC)