User talk:Ecodads

Welcome!

Hello, Ecodads, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:Ecodads, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type helpme on this page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Salvio Let's talk 'bout it! 20:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Ecodads
A tag has been placed on User:Ecodads, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which 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 guidelines on spam as well as FAQ/Business for more information. You may also wish to consider using a Wizard to help you create articles - see the Article Wizard.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag - if no such tag exists then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hangon tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the page does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that they userfy the page or have a copy emailed to you. Salvio Let's talk 'bout it! 20:24, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

Help!
please

can you please. I want to create a good page for the ecodads' non-profit and have never done it before. do you have samples that you can send me of other non-profit pages that would be good examples?


 * OK, there are several problems here:
 * Your username shows that you are using the account on behalf of a group or organisation. As such, I am going to block the account, as this is against the username policy.
 * You did not provide any evidence that the organisation is notable. You might want to read Wikipedia's notability guidelines (and specifically the guidelines for the notability of organisations
 * I could not find evidence that the organisation meets the notability guidelines. I looked for reliable independent sources, and did not find them (for your reference, see Wikipedia's guide to reliable sources and guide to independent sources).
 * If you want to create an article about the group, you will need to provide references at reliable independent sources which show the notability (although you are blocked, you can still edit this page).
 * Also, are you planning on editing articles on other subjects than your organisation? It would be useful for you to let us know those, as it would help in deciding upon an unblock request.
 * I know that this may seem unfair - but Wikipedia is not a venue for promoting organisations, no matter how noble. I will leave a notice about your block in a moment, along with instructions on how you can appeal the block. Regards, --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 21:12, 18 September 2010 (UTC)

September 2010
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. --  Phantom Steve / talk &#124; contribs \ 21:13, 18 September 2010 (UTC)