User talk:Deltek MKTG

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.
 * 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. NawlinWiki (talk) 21:49, 1 November 2010 (UTC)

unblock-spamun|LC_in_DC|Correct out-of-date information
I was blocked by NawlinWiki under user name DeltekMKTG - I did not clearly understand the rules for user names when I logged on and created my user name. I read through the left hand navigation information about adding content and didn't realize I violated any Wikipedia rules until it was brought to my attention.

Under my own user name used in other social media (LC_in_DC) I'd like to update the incorrect/non-factual content on the Deltek and other wikipedia pages. I will not add any promotional materials, content, or any external links that do not act as a citation or otherwise appropriate use of external link. My goal is to only fix data that is inaccurate.

Please advise if this is acceptable.

Thank you, Deltek MKTG (talk) 18:42, 2 November 2010 (UTC)Lauran

Thank you for the response. Would it be possible to recommend the necessary changes that will make it factual, before editing, so that at a minimum this description can at least be accurate? Currently it is not and has no value on Wikipedia. My intent is to provide the changes that will bring it accurate - not to add anything additional. Deltek MKTG (talk) 19:19, 2 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Probably not. You would have to follow the WP:COI policy carefully. I usually suggest that any changes you "think" desirable are placed as a section on the talk page for discussion, and let other editors make changes. If you can slot the article into a Wikipedia Project then it can also be discussed on the Project talk page, where more editors are likely to see it. I assume you will apply again for an unblock, so I will leave you with 3 standard questions that most admins would want to see. Here are a few key questions:


 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the three important principles above.  Ron h jones (Talk) 21:24, 3 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you, Ronhjones, for the response. Being new to Wikipedia I'm very interested in learning how to do things the correct way and as a member and user of the Wikipedia community, I feel that it important that I be able to edit things that I see that are incorrect. Now that I understand the policy better, which was not clear to me in the beginning, I understand that my user name is BAD and needs to be changed; I understand that I'm not to promote anyone or anything or use this for any sort of PR value, business directory or advertising; I understand that my edits should be to items that I don't have a vested interest in. My intentions as of now, are to correct things that I find to be untrue in subject matters that I'm an expert in/have knowledge of. I do understand this is an encyclopedia, not a business directory, and had early mirrored the format of other business pages such as Microsoft and Oracle Corporation, thinking that since they are up and approved and available to the public, they must be right. Clearly, not the case, and I now understand what is right and what is wrong is considered on a case by case basis. I will do as you suggested and enter my edits on a Project Talk Page to get feedback and approval of my peers before any editing is done. That is of course, if I can get unblocked. Thank you Deltek MKTG (talk) 22:09, 3 November 2010 (UTC)