User talk:Fivepointslearning

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (Fivepointslearning) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it implies you are here to promote a business. 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 and use that for editing. Thank you.  Brookie :) - he's in the building somewhere!  (Whisper...) 09:57, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

May 2011
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Fivepointslearning, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Salvio Let's talk about it! 10:31, 27 May 2011 (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) 18:06, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

- Yes I do understanding this is not a directory. - Having now read the guidelines I understand the requirements around content. - The original confusion was due in part because of a) not reading the guidelines in enough detail and b) having reviewed other pages for providers in the space, being misled to believe that promotion was acceptable given the content on those pages. (i.e. Sylvan Learning, Kumon etc.) - Our objective is not to market or promote. We are only looking to create a page that maintains accurate information about our company's history.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.215.134.159 (talk) 11:47, 28 May 2011 (UTC)