User talk:ICIPS

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. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. 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. JohnCD (talk) 21:26, 17 June 2015 (UTC)


 * I have blocked this account because Wikipedia accounts are for individuals only, who are personally responsible for them, and accounts whose names are the names of companies or groups are not permitted. Your username may be based on your real name, or not, as you choose (see WP:REALNAME for some considerations), but it should not be the name of any other living person. A username of the form "James at ICIPS" would be acceptable, and would serve to declare your affiliation.


 * If more than one person wishes to edit, all are welcome but each must have their own account.


 * Even with an individual username, in any editing to do with ICIPS you would have, from Wikipedia's point of view, a Conflict of interest, and should carefully read that guideline and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. In brief, you should not edit directly, but may propose a draft for consideration by an uninvolved user. If an article is accepted, once again you should not edit it directly, but may make suggestions on the article talk page, declaring your interest.


 * The article is not acceptable in its present form and might well be deleted as promotion, because it is clearly the organization telling the story about itself that it wants people to hear. I have moved it to Draft:Institute for Continuous Improvement in Public Services where it can be worked on.


 * The first thing to say (which I wish we made clearer to new users) is that Wikipedia is not a "notice-board" site like Facebook for people or organizations to tell the world about themselves. Some of the background to this is explained at User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard.


 * Wikipedia's test for inclusion is called Notability and is not a matter of opinion but has to be demonstrated by references showing "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." Significant means more than just listing-type mentions; reliable excludes Youtube, Facebook, blogs, places where anyone can post anything; independent excludes the subject's own website, affiliated ones and anything based on press releases. The test is, have people not connected with the subject thought it significant enough to write substantial comment about? See also WP:Notability (summary) and WP:Notability (organizations and companies). This requirement applies also to non-commercial subjects - see WP:Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause.


 * Independent references are necessary, not only to demonstrate notability, but also to provide a basis on which an article can be written that is more than just the organization's own spiel about itself - that says what an encyclopedia reader might want to know, rather than what ICIPS wants to tell him.


 * There is good advice at WP:Your first article. When the draft is ready, putting at the top will send it for review. JohnCD (talk) 21:47, 17 June 2015 (UTC)