User talk:JLohrWines

Edits to J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines
Hello, your edits to the J. Lohr article were temporarily reverted due to the very clear conflict of interest presented when a company attempts to write their own article. As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is committed to writing articles that are written from a impassioned, neutral point of view that states only the facts which can be supported by reliable, independent sources and avoids any appearance as coming across as an advertisement for the article's subject. That said, this doesn't mean that as the source of the article you can not assist in insuring that the article is factually correct but you need to be mindful of Core content policies, particularly our policy regarding Conflict of interests. There you will find some helpful hints on how best to proceed. The most common path is to create a "test page" where you can create a draft of your proposed edits (such as User:JLohrWines/J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines <---just click on this link to create this page). Then you can seek outside, independent assistance from Wikipedians who have no personal COI with your company (such as folks over at WikiProject Wine) to look over your proposed edits. You can also seek assistance at our Conflict of interest/Noticeboard which is staffed by Wikipedians who have experience dealing with articles that have COI issues. Then, once all COI issues have been sorted and the article has been vetted to assure that it meets all Wikipedia guidelines and policies (particularly that it is sourced and adheres to a neutral, non-advert point of view), an uninvolved Wikipedian can transfer the draft content from your sandbox test page over to the actual J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines, making it live and viewable to all readers. AgneCheese/Wine 04:54, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

JLohrWines, you are invited to the Teahouse
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, JLohrWines, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Daniel Case (talk) 06:41, 19 February 2014 (UTC)