User talk:Ibottasocial

July 2014
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that 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. &mdash; MusikAnimal talk 04:36, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

The new name is fine, but consider the following query (and please use your account rather than the IP; as far as I can tell you can edit this page and we want to make sure that you are the one doing it):

Here are a few key questions:
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business 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. Daniel Case (talk) 18:22, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Logged in now, didn't realize I wasn't - thanks for the heads up, and also for passing along the articles above. I am looking to submit an article about Ibotta similar to what exists for Groupon, solely as an informational source (history, business, reception, etc.) on the company. Ibottasocial (talk) 18:40, 1 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Please read WP:Autobiographies - although the page is about writing about one's self, a lot of it is equally accurate about writinig about one's own company. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 15:33, 2 July 2014 (UTC)