User talk:Diana Kwong

August 2019
There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. Additionally, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

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globally renamed Snohomish County PUD to Diana Kwong
globally renamed Snohomish County PUD to Diana Kwong--  Deep fried  okra    17:45, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Advertising?
Can someone please help me understand what on this page is considered advertising or promotion? I would be happy to fix the issue if I knew what the problem is.

My username was switched from our company name to mine, but I'm not sure what the next steps are to getting unblocked....

Thanks for any help!
 * I haven't examined all of your edits but you weren't 'advertising' per se, but as you have a conflict of interest you should avoid directly editing about your department. Please answer the questions below. 331dot (talk) 18:34, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

unblock discussion
I'm sorry, but I cannot unblock you at this time. Please read and heed WP:COI and WP:PAID. It is unlikely that you will be allowed to edit the page directly, though you may make suggestions.

Generally, content must be cited from reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and have a reputation for fact checking. For content sourced to the company, you'd need to discuss on the article talk page and obtain a consensus that such content really would be constructive. The slogan really tipped the scale into promotionality. I'd be in favor of unblocking with the suggesting edits and PAID disclosure if others agree.--  Deep fried  okra    17:56, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Meh.--  Deep fried  okra    17:57, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * As is often the case, I am in agreement with you . I would agree to an unblock if Ms. Kwong agrees to heed and read WP:COI and WP:PAID. Can you put into your own words how you’d go about suggesting changes to the article (even though it’d be strongly encouraged you focus elsewhere)? Such as the steps you would take and what kind of sources you can use? HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:32, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Endorse unblock. Pleasant, good faith user who ran afoul of our rules.--  Deep fried  okra    20:15, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Correcting my errors
I am sorry that I violated Wikipedia policies and will refrain from future postings on the site unless it is just updating a statistic (number). I was not aware of the policies for posting information on a page but I now understand (and appreciate) how thorough the review process is. My edits were meant only to make sure the information about our company was correct so my mistakes were unintentional and without malice. Thank you for your understanding. In the future, I will use a reference if I make any text content changes other than a number update. Would that be acceptable?

Again, thank you for your understanding and patience with this newbie... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diana Kwong (talk • contribs) 19:09, 27 August 2019 (UTC)

Pinging User:Deepfriedokra, User:HickoryOughtShirt?4 --kingboyk (talk) 20:02, 27 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry for the aggravation. Thanks for being patient with the process.--  Deep fried  okra    20:16, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * If I failed to say it before, please read and heed WP:COI and WP:PAID--  Deep fried  okra    20:17, 27 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I am willing to unblock. Thank you Ms. Kwong for taking the time to read our policies and understand them. After I unblock, please make a COI disclosure on your userpage (click the red link where your username is) per WP:DISCLOSE. You may also want to complete the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit the Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 20:18, 27 August 2019 (UTC)