User talk:FTR International Inc.

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Hello, FTR International Inc., 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:FTR International Inc., may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:FTR International Inc.


A tag has been placed on User:FTR International Inc., 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 and FAQ/Business for more information.

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 hang-on 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. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. P. D. Cook Talk to me! 20:29, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

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/Organizations 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. JohnCD (talk) 20:42, 17 January 2011 (UTC)

I don't understand why I was blocked. I work for a corporation and we are simply trying to put ourselves in the wikipedia database. I don't understand what is wrong with my page? It's just an overview of our company, including our history of building and construction since 1984. Please let me know why I was blocked and how I can go about creating a page for our company.
 * If you read the pink block notice above, it will explain; but, to spell it out, Wikipedia is not a database, or a business listing directory: it is an encyclopedia, and has standards and rules in order to keep it an encyclopedia.
 * User accounts must be for individuals, who are personally responsible for them; usernames which seem to be those of groups or organisations are not permitted, and such accounts are blocked.
 * Wikipedia is not to be used for advertising or promotion of any kind and is extremely resistant to being used in that way; there are strong rules against people editing with a WP:Conflict of interest, i.e. about themselves or their own companies or clients.
 * We do not expect to have articles about every company (though Wikicompany does); article subjects have to be notable, which is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject."
 * See the WP:FAQ/Organizations for more information. JohnCD (talk) 21:13, 17 January 2011 (UTC)