User talk:Formatfestival

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Speedy deletion nomination of Format International Photography Festival


A tag has been placed on Format International Photography Festival, 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, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, 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. Crusio (talk) 10:25, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended 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 such groups are generally discouraged from using 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, organization, or clients. 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, organization, or clients. 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:
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 * 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. Alexf(talk) 10:35, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions: I was following the example of such articles as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_Biennial, with a brief history of the organization included and the former year's exhibits and exhibiting artists present for reference. I understand the previous contents of the article were perhaps a bit advertisery but this was literally placed there as a reference while I worked on the page.. it's my first time on wikipedia as a creator of content and was just finding my feet. I understand that there is a conflict of interest here, however, from viewing many other pages belonging to organizations and companies they are delicately constructed to be free of an advertising spin as it were, which is my intention. It's not about promoting the festival but to place it in an historical context; when/where was it created and who did it and also its connections across the world. I feel the organization and the festival itself (as a major photographic event which is on an international scale) is notable.
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business or festival 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. ( talk→  BWilkins   ←track ) 11:11, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

I realise this and the fact I did not review this key infomation before creating an account is a major error on my part.. it was so others could log in an alter the article when they wanted. Which again, is a little stupid on my part as anyone can edit a page..


 * OK, the festival is notable, you're not trying to create an article on something your brother does in his garage (and believe me, we get those). I can see coverage in reliable secondary sources in the UK. But your last answer gives me a little concern - who are these 'others' who would be logging into your account? Elen of the Roads (talk) 21:46, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

These others will not be using my account, especially after the user name change as this is my username often used personally. I was just caught in two minds whether to use a non-personal related username for something like this (which is clearly not common practice on wikipedia).