User talk:Debtwatchers

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Debtwatchers


A tag has been placed on User:Debtwatchers, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be unambiguous advertising that only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item G11, as well as the guidelines on spam.

If you can indicate why the subject of this article is not blatant advertising,. Clicking that button will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the |the article's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. You may freely add information to the article that would confirm the subject's notability under Wikipedia guidelines. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would help make it encyclopedic, as well as adding any citations from independent reliable sources to ensure that the article will be verifiable. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Mean as custard (talk) 13:50, 23 June 2011 (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 such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/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, 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. JohnCD (talk) 13:54, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

This page should not be speedy deleted because...
This page should not be speedy deleted because... --Debtwatchers (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Its purpose was solely encyclopedic. There was no intention to make an advertisement. Please feel free to flag or remove anything which might even slightly be considered inappropriate -- that was not the purpose. Debtwatchers (talk) 21:09, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I will reply more fully tomorrow but for now, read User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard and the WP:FAQ/Organizations. JohnCD (talk) 21:32, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Advice
Wikipedia is different from sites like Myspace where users have their own pages to write about or promote their own concerns. It is a project to build an encyclopedia, and users are the individual volunteers who are here to help with that project. User pages are for them to say a little about themselves, if they choose, to help communication within the project. The user page policy is that user pages are not for "substantial content that is unrelated to Wikipedia." If you want to write about Debtwatch, that will have to be an article in the main encyclopedia, and meet its standards.

User accounts are for individuals only, who are personally responsible for them, and accounts whose names are those of groups or organizations are not allowed. That is partly for legal reasons to do with copyright and the license terms, partly to avoid "it wasn't me that did that vandalism" excuses, but mainly because an organization editing here tends to be concerned with promoting itself rather than building the encyclopedia - the situation we call WP:Conflict of interest.

As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is selective about article subjects. The criterion used is called WP:Notability, and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Myspace, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people unconnected with the subject thought it important and significant enough to write substantial comment about? This requirement applies to good causes just as much as to commercial companies. More detail at WP:Notability (organizations and companies).

If you want to proceed, you will need to request an unblock in order to change username to one that represents only you. If you still want to write about Debtwatchers, you will still have a COI and should abide by the code of WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest: in brief, propose articles or changes, disclosing your interest, and let uninvolved users decide. You must also realise that you will not WP:OWN any resulting article, you will not be able to insist on your preferred version, and you may encounter Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences.

First, consider seriously whether you can really demonstrate notability, because if not you will be wasting your and our time.

Then, read WP:Your first article, and make a draft in your user space - see Help:Userspace draft for how to do that. Take great care not to make it in the least promotional. Avoid "peacock terms". Put out of your mind any idea that you are representing the organization or writing for it: you should be writing from outside a neutral description consisting of facts verified by reliable sources.

Submit your draft to WP:Articles for creation, disclosing your interest. Either it will be accepted, or you will be given feedback.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 21:25, 24 June 2011 (UTC)