User talk:Ethical Organisational Design

Hello Writ,

thank you for the feedback. we are very new on Wikipedia so trying to see how it works, what the rules are and the best way to share some useful content. I have deleted the text you suggested but not sure if all categories need to be deleted as otherwise, the article won't be shared. Please kindly advise. Thank you. EOD

Proposed deletion of Human Capital Risk
Hello, Ethical Organisational Design. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Human Capital Risk, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:


 * 1) edit the page
 * 2) remove the text that looks like this:
 * 3) save the page

Also, be sure to explain why you think the article should be kept in your edit summary or on the article's talk page. If you don't do so, it may be deleted later anyway.

You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks, Writ Keeper (t + c) 13:59, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Also, I've removed the categories you placed on your user and user talk pages; these categories are reserved for main articles only, not userpages. Thanks! Writ Keeper (t + c) 14:01, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Ethical Organisational Design", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. January ( talk ) 15:24, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Deletion discussion about Human Capital Risk
Hello, Ethical Organisational Design,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Human Capital Risk should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Articles for deletion/Human Capital Risk.

If you're new to the process, articles for deletion is a group discussion (not a vote!) that usually lasts seven days. If you need it, there is a guide on how to contribute. Last but not least, you are highly encouraged to continue improving the article; just be sure not to remove the tag about the deletion nomination from the top.

Thanks, Writ Keeper (t + c) 15:25, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Okay, let's take a step back.
Hey, EOD. Sorry about the templates and automated replies; it's all a system to help us cope with the massive volume of edits and articles that flow into Wikipedia every day. I saw that you removed my proposed deletion; you're perfectly allowed to do that, but I'm afraid the article is still hopelessly out of sync with Wikipedia's goals, so I've nominated it for the more thorough process of AfD. This basically means that a seven day discussion will take place among editors about whether the article should be kept or deleted. You're allowed to opine, as well; the link to the discussion is in the notice I've placed above.

Let me go into a little more depth as to why I've nominated your article for deletion. The problem is that what you've written is not so much an encyclopedic article as a "personal" essay, and that's just not what Wikipedia is for. It's not encyclopedic in tone. More importantly, though, it's made up of your thoughts, opinions, and recommendations on the subject, which is what we call original research. Original research is actually not allowed on Wikipedia articles. This is because, as an encyclopedia, Wikipedia does not aim to publish novel ideas or information. Rather, we aggregate information that has already been published by reliable sources. So, while essays like yours might be useful and interesting, Wikipedia is just not the place for it.

Also, I see that January has given you a notice about your username above. I'd like to echo this notice. Your username seems to indicate that this account is operated by an organization as a whole. This is actually against our rules, which state that each account must be associated with one and only one person. Furthermore, it seems that you're editing in fields related to this organization; this is considered a conflict of interest, and editing in fields with which one has a conflict of interest is strongly discouraged on Wikipedia. I'd recommend that you find a new username that represents you as a person, not as an organization or a position within an organization, and if there are areas you are interested in that are wholly unconnected from EOD as an organization, focus on those instead. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Writ Keeper (t + c) 15:37, 25 March 2013 (UTC)