User talk:Fastcoin

October 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Fastcoin", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because appears to represent http://www.fastcoin.ca/. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you Pburka (talk) 02:09, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Pburka, I appreciate the notice and I have read over the Wikipedia Policy on username's and I do not believe at this time that the user name fastcoin is in violation of your policy. If it is, could you please specify within the Wikipedia username policy where this is the case? After reading the Wikipedia username policy it does not appear clear how this name does not meet it? I don't believe it is offensive nor misleading? Again please point out where in the policy that this may be the case as after reading the policy it appears vague and opaque to me in this context. Sincerely FC


 * Please see section 2.3: WP:CORPNAME. This user name (Fastcoin) appears to be "unambiguously consist of a name of a company, group, institution or product." I note that edits from this account seem to all be related to the Fastcoin product, suggesting that there may also be a WP:COI. Pburka (talk) 03:17, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Thank you Pburka for pointing out the specific reference. We truly want to abide by the Wiki Policy, in that case we will both change the name and in the mean time use a different account to perform the edits. Thank you again I appreciate it. Sincerely FC

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website 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 such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for 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, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you may consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions here about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * 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, you may appeal this block by adding the text below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  07:10, 30 October 2013 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions:
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Daniel Case (talk) 18:40, 30 October 2013 (UTC)