User talk:FriendsMarketing

November 2022
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must: Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Salvio 19:35, 7 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.


 * Hi, I am just editing in the sandbox. I was not ready to publish. That was a draft. I am trying to actually talk about the work of mentoring for children. Can you unblock so I can continue to edit in my sandbox? I wasn't just trying to promote my organization. FriendsMarketing (talk) 19:51, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

In case it isn't clear to you, your organization isn't entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because it exists. An organization must be notable to merit an article here - for this to happen, it must already have received significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources. Whether or not an organization is a worthy cause is irrelevant. We have no interest in what an organization wishes to say about itself.

Writing about your own organization is an inherent conflict of interest. If that is your only intention for being on Wikipedia, then your account is unlikely to be unblocked. However, if you would still like to contribute to other topics unrelated to your organization, please describe what those topics would be. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 06:31, 8 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for this clarification--it's helpful. The first page I began on Friends of the Children is just one page I would likely create and/or contribute to. I would like to change my username to: "YouthLongtermMentoring" and I would also contribute on other topics related to youth mentoring including: foster care, Indigenous Communities, the Oglala Sioux (Lakota) tribe, mental health issues related to youth, generational poverty, the juvenile justice system, equity, gun violence, government programs related to youth, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and under-served communities. And when it comes to Friends of the Children, the organization has had independent and significant coverage by the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the New York Times, the Associated Press, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, CBS News, USA Today and more. The organization has a unique place in the ecosystem for youth that includes the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Boys and Girls Club of America, and the Surgeon General. Thanks for your consideration. FriendsMarketing (talk) 14:22, 8 November 2022 (UTC)