User talk:Dyslexia Scotland

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I noticed that one of the first articles you created or edited was Draft:Dyslexia Scotland, which appears to be an article about yourself. Creating an autobiography is a common mistake made by new Wikipedians—as this is an encyclopedia, we wouldn't expect to have an article about every contributor. Your user page, however, is a great place to write about yourself, making sure to stay within user page guidelines. Just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit it normally.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: Dyslexia Scotland (May 5)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reasons left by CommanderWaterford were:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


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CommanderWaterford (talk) 10:36, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Speedy deletion of Draft:Dyslexia Scotland


The page Draft:Dyslexia Scotland has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

Please do not recreate the material without addressing these concerns, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If you think this page should not have been deleted for this reason, or you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. 331dot (talk) 11:00, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

May 2021
 Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing because of the following problems: 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, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

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 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. 331dot (talk) 11:00, 5 May 2021 (UTC)

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure requirement: I have selsted this in error. I am not being paid for thie contribution. I am working on behalf of the charity/non-profit Dyslexia Scotland to publish a Wikipedia page about the organisation's history and contributions. I see other charities, such as Oxfam, have a Wikipedia age. We are trying to create a similar page to theirs and other charitable organisations'. Please advise? Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked. I understand that my block has come about in that it appears I am trying to advertise. This is not my intention and I welcome any guidance on more appropriate content for a Wikipedia page that outlines the work of a charity. Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked. I intend to make contributions in relation to dyslexia in the Scottish context and the individuals and organsiations related to this theme.
 * You need to make another formal unblock request, as you did before, in order for this to be considered. However, such a request would likely be declined. What you call "Wikipedia page that outlines the work of a charity" is considered promotional on Wikipedia. You don't have to be soliciting or selling something. Wikipedia is not a place for organizations to tell the world about themselves. Wikipedia articles(not mere "pages"), typically written by independent editors, should summarize what independent reliable sources with significant coverage have chosen on their own to say about the organization, showing how it meets Wikipedia's special definition of a notable organization. Wikipedia has no interest in what an organization wants to say about itself, it is free to do that on social media or its own website. If you have no interest in editing about anything other than your organization, there is nothing more to do here.
 * If you are employed by the organization, you are a paid editor, you do not have to be specifically paid for edits or specifically directed to edit. 331dot (talk) 12:58, 13 May 2021 (UTC)