User talk:European School in Central Asia

Only individuals may write articles. When you have a username that is or includes the name of your organization, you imply that you are editing officially, and have a superior right to edit the page. But that is not the way WP works--all editors are considered equal--and your contributions like those of any editor must be justified by sources. Therefore, you must immediately adopt a different username. To make sure you do that, I am blocking this account, in a way that will not prevent you from adopting another name. When you do, let me know and I will move the sandbox on your school.

As for that article, it needs a number of changes to be acceptable:

1. It is written like an advertisement, promoting the school. A Wikipedia article needs to be written like an encyclopedia article, not a press release--don't praise the organization or person, say what they do. Don't talk about the overall importance of the education provided there: just say what the school does. It is not appropriate to explain the general features and merits of international schools in an article about this specific one. don't list members of the governing board, etc, just whoever is the executive in charge, and the principal. Don't list routine features common to all schools. D--talk about what they have accomplished. Remember not to copy from a web site, even your own -- first it's a copyright violation, but, even if you own the copyright and are willing to give us permission according to WP:DCM, the tone will not be encyclopedic and the material will not be suitable. (Thus, there is generally no purpose in giving permission; it is better to rewrite.)

Include only material that would be of interest to a general reader coming across the mention of the subject and wanting the sort of information that would be found in an encyclopedia. Do not include material that would be of interest only to those associated with the subject, or to prospective students--that sort of content is considered promotional.

As a general rule, a suitable page will be best written by someone without Conflict of Interest; it's not impossible to do it properly with a conflict of interest or as a paid press agent, but it's relatively more difficult: you are automatically thinking in terms of what the subject wishes to communicate to the public, but an uninvolved person will think in terms of what the public might wish to know. And keep in mind that the goal of an encyclopedia is to say things in a concise manner, which is not the style of  press releases or  web sites, which are usually more expansive. In addition, a Wikipedia article needs to show notability with references providing substantial coverage from 3rd party independent published reliable sources, print or online, but not blogs or press releases, or material derived from press releases.  DGG ( talk ) 20:29, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

change of username according to the Admin instructions
(European School in Central Asia)

Dear DGG and Jac16888,

Thank you for your response and feedback. My understanding of DGG's comments was that I need to change the username first, and then follow the rest of his guidelines.I did understand the comments and will fix the problems with my edits. therefore I requested change of username. Please clarity if I should wait and then edit the article?

Thank you in advance. (European School in Central Asia (talk) 09:31, 30 August 2012 (UTC))
 * The main issue here is not just your username, it is your intent. Wikipedia wants editors who are here for the purpose of benefiting the project, not to pursue their own agenda, for example by writing about something with which they have a conflict of interest. To achieve this we generally do not allow COI editing as it is generally biased and often promotional as is the problem with your page. The big question is this, if you were unblocked but told you could not write about European School in Central Asia, would you have any interest in continuing to edit? If the answer to that question is no, then Wikipedia is not the place for you.-- Jac 16888 Talk 18:05, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

unable to edit my page: need admin help
Dear Jac16888,

Thank you for your response dated August 31. However, I still need your guidance on how to edit the content of the page which is blocked at the moment if I am not allowed to edit the page? I understand what changes are needed in order to follow Wikipedia guidelines and policies on content of articles posted.

Sorry for such confusion. Appreciate your help.

Looking forward to hearing from you, European School in Central Asia (talk) 06:00, 19 September 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:European School in Central Asia/sandbox


A tag has been placed on User:European School in Central Asia/sandbox, 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 encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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