User talk:Charlestontribune

Nomination of Charleston Tribune for deletion
A discussion has begun about whether the article Charleston Tribune, which you created or to which you contributed, should be deleted. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the deletion policy.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Charleston Tribune until a consensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. The Eskimo (talk) 19:44, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Some advice
As you can see above (which is an auto-generated message, I did not personally write that), I nominated the Charleston Tribune article for deletion, mainly because I don't think it passes Wikipedia's notability guidelines, as well as concerns about the reliability of the sources provided. That is not to say I don't believe the newspaper exists, or that it will not be notable in the future...just that I don't think it currently meets the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia. I encourage you to follow the links I provided, and read and understand the guidle lines so that you can understand how to improve the article, as well as, if you so desire, make a persuasive argument for not deleting the article at the article's deletion discussion page.

That all being said, I also wanted to point out that your user name indicates a possible conflict of interest. Though not explicitly against the rules, it is generally frowned upon for a person involved in an organization to write about that organization. Again, this is not a rule, but if you are indeed involved with the Charleston Tribune, as your user name indicates, I would encourage you to disclose that on this page, along with a declaration that you have read and understand the conflict of interest guidelines, and that you intend to follow them.

One last thing, you may want to read the corporate user name policy.

I know it seems like a lot of crazy rules around here...but once you spend some time editing, and reading discussion pages of articles you are interested in, I think you will see the rhyme and reason behind all of this.

Thanks The Eskimo (talk) 20:17, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Advise Taken
The best thing to do at this time may be to delete this entry and have a new one considered in the future. The Charleston Tribune is obviously a start up newspaper which it seems needs to establish a track record before being considered for a post on wikipedia. I apoligize for jumping the gun on this entry and should allow a third party to make this entry as well.

Charlestontribune (talk) 21:05, 29 November 2010 (UTC)


 * A very reasonable response. Thank you.  Good luck to you and your publication.  I hope to see you on Wikipedia in the future. The Eskimo (talk) 21:42, 29 November 2010 (UTC)


 * By the way, this brings to mind a deletion discussion about another article about a newspaper...one which didn't go so well. (There were accusations of a "conspiracy"  to "destroy" the newspaper).  Anyway, you might find this of interest.  Here is the link to the (now closed) discussion: Articles for deletion/Eastside Sun

Thanks, The Eskimo (talk) 21:55, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

November 2010
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Charlestontribune) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guideline to avoid editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Beeblebrox (talk) 04:33, 30 November 2010 (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.
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 * Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
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If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. -- Cirt (talk) 06:13, 8 December 2010 (UTC)