User talk:Edmontonpoliceservice

May 2020
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.

If you intend to make useful contributions other than promoting your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth 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 that reason, you must:
 * 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.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block. To do so, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the text at the bottom of your talk page, replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason for thinking that the block was an error, and publish the page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:29, 5 May 2020 (UTC)

That would be acceptable as a username; what edits do you intend to make if unblocked? 331dot (talk) 20:20, 5 May 2020 (UTC) The Edmonton Police Service's Wikipedia page has incorrect information in the second paragraph. There are more than three deputy chiefs, and one of the names listed is now a member of the Calgary Police Service. It's a simple edit, that should be completed for accuracy. Edmontonpoliceservice (talk) 13:35, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * How would you adhere to WP:COI? In general, we are not interested in unblocking you if your goal here is to write about the Edmonton Police Service; Wikipedia is very unlike other websites and WP:NOT will help clarify that. However, after reading WP:COI, you may see a way to do so appropriately. Or alternatively, you may decide to write about other subject areas, areas for which you have no conflict of interest. Nice work on twitter, by the way (and I mean that very sincerely). :) --Yamla (talk) 13:41, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

After the account was blocked, I read Wikipedia's policies to ensure that I would not overstep, and ideally correct the account that was created in the past. I assure that I do not intend to use the rights as a contributor on Wikipedia solely for an organization. The account was opened many years ago and I'd like to take it over as my own. As a writer, misinformation completely bugs me and I have a need to fix them immediately. Thank you, for your compliment! Edmontonpoliceservice (talk) 13:58, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * What specific steps would you take to adhere to WP:COI before editing? If you wanted to make changes to Edmonton Police Service, how would you do so while complying to WP:COI? What other subject areas do you plan to write about? Hint: all the answers we need to hear are in WP:COI. --Yamla (talk) 14:02, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I would add that henceforth you will need to be the only one with access to this account. Colleagues or future personnel will need their own accounts. 331dot (talk) 14:25, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

rename unsuccessful
The chosen username is too similar to an existing username or it used to be username of someone else that got renamed: Lreichle.

Please choose again. -- Deep fried okra  User talk:Deepfriedokra 14:12, 6 May 2020 (UTC)