User talk:BrailleInstitute

BrailleInstitute (talk) 13:56, 1 April 2009 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BrailleInstitute

I am a nonprofit technology specialist trying to produce a wikipedia article for the Braille Institute of America, a 90-year-old nonprofit organization in Southern California that assists blind and visual impaired people by offering free training and resources. I am not paid by Braille Institute and I am not trying to advertise for them, merely trying to bring more awareness to their cause. All help is GREATLY appreciated - as I hope to continue providing this service to other reputable nonprofits in need of assistance.


 * You weren't given a proper notice; perhaps the links in here will explain. But: "bringing more awareness to their cause" is the very definition of advertising; the rule on Wikipedia is not restricted to commercial advertising, but all promotion. --jpgordon&#8711;&#8710;&#8711;&#8710; 14:28, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
 * Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block.

Some comments
Since your you asked me to clarify the reasons for your block I feel that I need to explain how I found your account: So I deleted the user page. However, after you recreated it (triggering the filter again), I deleted it and blocked this account indefinitely.
 * 1) Your user page was flagged by the abuse filter 76 as containing an e-mail address, which is often a sign of spam.
 * 2) Upon investigating I came to the conclusion you had used your user page to promote an organization (Braille Institute).
 * 3) The username also looked suspicious.

I advise you:
 * 1) Not to add any e-mails into articles that you create.
 * 2) To change your username to something more human.
 * 3) Not to use your user space to host encyclopedic articles. Articles should be created in the main space (i.e. Braille Institute, but not User:Braille Institute, though you can create an article on a subpage in your user space and then move it into the main space). User pages exist to provide information about editors, not to host encyclopedic content.
 * 4) If you decide to write an encyclopedic article about Braille Institute, please, find reliable third party sources.

If you agree to follow my advise, please, confirm this on this talk page. Regards, Ruslik (talk) 19:06, 2 April 2009 (UTC)