User talk:Cerrier

August 2021
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which 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 or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. 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   at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. Longhair\talk 08:24, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Longhair. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Draft:QuickHostUK Company History have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Longhair\talk 10:41, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Cerrier. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Draft:QuickHostUK Company History, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the request edit template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Conflict of interest);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Spam);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Longhair\talk 10:42, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I see, I was just trying to write about my company history, not to advertise. I did not include any links to our website or products. It was simply stating who we are, what we do, how long we done it and with a sort of timeline of how the company has grown over time. I had included external links to companies as relevant for the company and the company we aquired. Is this not allowed at all? I was trying to do like this company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iomart — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cerrier (talk • contribs)


 * Wikipedia is not interested in what companies wish to say about themselves. As an encyclopaedia, Wikipedia contains articles written by independent editors who contribute articles about topics that have received significant coverage in reliable sources. A company must meet the requirements of the guidelines on notability. As you represent the company you're writing about, it is considered to be promotional editing and also a conflict of interest. In short, you won't be permitted to write about your own business here. -- Longhair\talk 10:55, 13 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Understood, sorry about that. Won't happen again :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cerrier (talk • contribs)


 * You're welcome to contribute to topics outside of your own business. -- Longhair\talk 11:02, 13 August 2021 (UTC)

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Happy editing! Longhair\talk 11:00, 13 August 2021 (UTC)