User talk:CFC-CRO FairfaxVA

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Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Fairfax, Virginia, and I noticed that your username, "CommunityRelationsFX", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 15:42, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

I would add that if you are a paid representative of the city government of Fairfax, Virginia, or otherwise being paid to edit here, you are required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use to comply with the paid editing policy and declare such status. 331dot (talk) 15:43, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Hey, thanks for the information: I'll look into the Terms to make sure I comply. In regard to page content edit, the page provides a general overview of the municipality. Current news, or news regarding a single individual or resource, doesn't coincide with the rest of the content. Thank you!CommunityRelationsFX (talk) 17:23, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your reply. I'm not sure if you saw my above message, but you will need to change your username as well.  Usernames cannot be that of an organization or position at an organization; they must indicate you as an individual user(you don't have to use your real name).  A username in the format of "JohnPublic of FairfaxCR" or something similar would be acceptable. You can request a change by clicking the words "this form" in my post above. Thanks 331dot (talk) 17:31, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for your patience and assistance — and thanks for protecting Wikipedia. I'll wade into the Terms and take care any issues, and double thanks for the link. Take care. CommunityRelationsFX (talk) 17:46, 7 June 2017 (UTC)

How is CFC-CRO FairfaxVA supposed to be any better than CommunityRelationsFX? Abel (talk) 20:09, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * What's the question? Did Wikipedia approved the new username? Yes. Is Wikipedia is aware of my agency and identity per the username change request? Yes. Did they refuse other suggestions? Yes. So, will you identify the criteria Wikipedia requires that this username does not meet?CFC-CRO FairfaxVA (talk) 20:29, 7 June 2017 (UTC)


 * How this is not obvious I may never know. CommunityRelationsFX and CFC-CRO FairfaxVA both suggest that you somehow work for the City of Fairfax in some capacity. You may not be an employee but a contractor, here what matters is that you have a financial connection to the city. Combine that with your dishonest editing of Fairfax, Virginia where you concealed the deleting of an entire section that was verified by the city’s own police department and the Washington Post, probably because that section makes the city look bad, and more than just your username is a problem. Abel (talk) 20:51, 7 June 2017 (UTC)