User talk:DorianHawkmoon

IFIstaff, you are invited to the Teahouse!
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While well-sourced, objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Mean as custard (talk) 16:09, 14 August 2017 (UTC)

August 2017
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. Mz7 (talk) 03:45, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Are you arguing that the content you put up was entirely factually accurate? Huon (talk) 22:00, 24 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I think the code you're aiming for to notify me is, but I keep an eye on this page anyway. This is the revision of the article you wrote. We'll ignore for now the vast amounts of content that just described what IFI wants, seeks or attempts and focus on claims of fact. I'll highlight two:
 * "IFI represents designers, educators and industry stakeholders in the international design community in 110 countries on every continent" - including Antarctica? Just how many IFI members are active there?
 * "The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) is the global voice and authority for professional Interior Architects/Designers." - Please provide a reliable third-party source confirming that IFI is an authority. What happens to those who disregard or defy it? Are they shunned? Brought to Interior Design Court? Does IFI prevent people in North Korea from calling themselves interior designers without IFI's approval?
 * The first issue admittedly is somewhat trivial. The second issue is the first sentence, the very definition of IFI. And it seems that having it sound important was more important there than precision or, indeed, factual accuracy - it's a professional association, not an "authority". Huon (talk) 22:58, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

— Preceding unsigned comment added by DorianHawkmoon (talk • contribs) 15:07, 28 August 2017 (UTC)


 * That said, I think you should clarify how you are associated with User:Ynejdawi and User:MB17 (see WP:SOCK and WP:COWORKER). You may also want to take a look at the disclosure requirements that are part of the Terms of Use; WP:PAID explains what needs to be done to comply with them. Huon (talk) 00:51, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

{{ These are coworkers and former members of IFI. They mean well and we are all trying to do our best to respect wikipedia, IFI, and outside sources. I think this whole thing has been a little blown out of proportion and we can promise that everything from usernames, promotional material, copyright material, references, and factual material will be handled with extreme caution. Just please give us a respectable amount fo time to fix our information before ANOTHER wiki admin/user comes along and blocks us again. You tell us to correct our mistakes and we want to, but no time is allowed when we are constantly be berated with blocks and deleted edits with no proper explanation on how to fix it. Ex: we were never told about "drafts" until yesterday...that stinks. Could have avoided so much of this.
 * Either way we promise to follow the rules and appreciate you guys doing your job and protecting the dignity of Wikipedia. May we please move past this and allow us to fix the mess that was made? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DorianHawkmoon (talk • contribs) 14:57, 30 August 2017 (UTC)