User talk:HIGHFIELDPRIORY

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:
 * What can I do now?


 * 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. Alexf(talk) 15:06, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

I have never used wikipedia before as an editor and I find I am making a lot of mistakes. They are clearly explained once you have made them but are not clear when you are setting out. I'm finding the whole process confusing and alarming. HIGHFIELDPRIORY (talk) 13:28, 15 March 2012 (UTC)


 * It's simpler than it looks, sometimes. It helps if you look at it from a stranger's point of view. We get thousands and thousands of users coming through wanting to get a wikipedia page, and many of them just want to advertise their business and thereby earn a profit. The Username policy is part of that; usernames that promote something or someone, or usernames that look like they aren't an individual account (but rather the account of/for a business or organization) are blocked from editing. In this case, you registered a username that matched a business, and then began creating an article for that business; this gives the appearance that you intended to promote the school through an article. Thus, the block.


 * Even if you are unblocked with a new name, you still would not be able to promote the Highfield Priory School as seems to be your intent. Subjects on wikipedia must meet our Notability Standards to justify articles; this largely involves finding third party Reliable Sources that would indicate some level of notability for the school. High-profile awards, perhaps, or maybe some notable aspect of the organization, grounds, or whatever. If you can find these independent sources, an article might be warranted. But in their absence, unfortunately, there is no justification for that article. Please have a look at our policies, and ask questions! I'll watch this page and see if I can help sort out your concerns. Best, UltraExactZZ Said~ Did 14:53, 15 March 2012 (UTC)

The page User:HIGHFIELDPRIORY/sandbox has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appeared to be blatant advertising which only promotes something, and which is unlikely to be suitable for an article (or at best would need a fundamental rewrite). Wikipedia is not a medium for promotion of anything, whether a company, product, group, service, person, religious or political belief, or anything else. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item G11, as well as the guidelines on spam. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. JamesBWatson (talk) 16:54, 15 March 2012 (UTC)