User talk:Globalreportingcentre

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Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Global Reporting Centre


A tag has been placed on Draft:Global Reporting Centre, 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 encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I don't have a problem with you creating a new account or requesting that this be renamed, but I do need to clarify a few points: first is that the article was fairly promotional in tone, likely because it was extremely closely paraphrased from the organization's website. Closely paraphrasing something is seen as a copyright violation, which isn't allowed on Wikipedia. All articles need to be written in your own words, in a neutral tone. You can submit a ticket to WP:ORTS that gives Wikipedia permission to use the material but odds are that you'd still have to re-write the material since most WP:PRIMARY sources are written to promote the subject. (And even if it wasn't, articles that contain official text tend to be frequently challenged as promotional, making it eventually necessary to re-write it anyway.) As far as promotional tones go, this might be something that could be handled with a re-write, although since you are affiliated with the organization it's possible that the WP:COI will make it harder for you to write neutrally- especially if you work in the marketing department. Most marketing people are so used to writing in a promotional tone that it's as natural to them as breathing. I've talked with several marketers that scrutinized their articles to the point they had migraines but they still didn't see what caused the promotional tones because they were just that used to writing like that.
 * In any case, if you're interested in continuing the article you can always start again at WP:AfC and I do have to thank you for going through AfC- that's exactly what you're supposed to do with a COI. I think that your intentions are good and that the promotional tones and copyvio was unintended on your part, so I have no problem with you continuing to edit on Wikipedia. The only thing is that it'd have to be via an account name that doesn't look like you're editing on behalf of a company/organization. You can style the name like "Bob at Globalreportingcentre" or "GlobalreportingcentreSue" if you like, or you can create a name that reflects on you as an individual like "RockandRollFan55". The only requirement is that you make sure to post your conflict of interest on your userpage and state how you'll be using the account to edit and preferably, the pages you'll be editing. If you plan on editing in your free time I recommend a separate account. You can see an example of how to disclose a COI on my userpage (User:Tokyogirl79) and on my account for the Library of Virginia (User:Tokyogirl79LVA). It doesn't have to be as involved as mine is and can just be a few sentences- mine is lengthier because there were a few different sources I'd be adding to Wikipedia. Tokyogirl79 (｡◕‿◕｡)  08:53, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, is there any way I can see the old draft I was working on before it got deleted? I spent a few hours on it before it got deleted and was hoping I could make edits based off of what was there. Thanks!