User talk:ClearPathLending

Username Disscussion
Hello,. Concerns have been raised that your username may be incompatible with policy. You can contribute to the discussion about it at the page for requests for comment on usernames. Alternatively, if you agree that your username may be problematic and are willing to change it, it is possible for you to keep your present contributions history under a new name. Simply request a new name at Changing username following the guidelines on that page, rather than creating a whole new account. Thank you. PiGuy3 (talk) 00:59, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Username
I would like to let you know that your username seems promotional. Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. This is a message to let you know that your username, "ClearPathLending", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that the following types of usernames are prohibited:
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If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. PiGuy3 (talk) 00:22, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (I am simply trying to explain our company and what we do. I have been flagged for being promotional, probably because I added a link to our website, but I am not trying to promote, only inform. I have removed the link and would appreciate it if our page was not deleted.) --ClearPathLending (talk) 01:13, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

I've also attempted to change our username because it is somehow deemed "offensive" though we own the rights to it. Explain to me how one of our competitors Network_Capital_Funding is able to have a Wiki page, but we are not.

Your Username is not offensive. It is only promotional, however this is still not allowed. PiGuy3 (talk) 01:24, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

Network Capital Funding is an article about the company, not a user page. I am not sure, but you may be allowed to change your username and make an encyclopedic article about Clear Path Lending. PiGuy3 (talk) 01:32, 10 February 2017 (UTC)


 * If I may comment, you will probably not be able to change your username and write about your company. The reason is that you refer to yourself as "we", indicating that you are representing your company and being paid to edit here. Also, your only contribution here was to promote your company. That is why you are here. This is an encyclopedia, not an ad platform. Finally, your company does not appear to be notable. See Notability (organizations and companies). Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:41, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * So what you're saying is that I could use a personal account to create an article about ClearPath simply for the purpose of information? I hate having to repeat myself, but this was not intended to be promotional, only informative. ClearPathLending (talk) 01:54, 10 February 2017 (UTC)
 * No. I am saying that you, personally, are blocked and must not register another account. You are not permitted to write about your company at all, nor are your colleagues. You say not promotional, but only informative? Allow me to quote from your draft: "... The best part is you don't have to fill out another loan application...", "...committed to going above and beyond the satisfy its clients' mortgage needs...", etc. Pure promo. Again, the bottom line is this: It is part of your job to write about your company. That is why you are here. Please report back to your boss that Wikipedia is only for notable subjects and not for promotion. I suggest print media or maybe TV ads. I will periodically search for "ClearPath Lending" at Wikipedia. Persistent spammers may have their websites blacklisted, preventing anyone from linking to them from all Wikimedia sites as well as potentially being penalized by search engines. Continuing to push for an article is futile. Please just report back to your boss that it will not happen. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:08, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

February 2017
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website 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 such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations 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, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you may consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions here about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
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Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:26, 10 February 2017 (UTC)