User talk:JaLiS

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, Global Organic Textile Standard, 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.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  14:48, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

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) 23:35, 3 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Although the blocking administrator has chosen to give you a block which gives your user name as the reason, that is not in fact the only issue, nor, in my opinion, the main issue. There is also the fact that your editing so far has looked rather like an attempt to use Wikipedia for promotion, which is against Wikipedia policy. No matter what user name you use, you are likely to be blocked again if you continue to use Wikipedia for promotion of any sort. JamesBWatson (talk) 14:05, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Deleted article
I have had a look at the deleted article, and I don't think it would be a good idea to simply restore it. It basically reads like a press release for the organization, and there were no independent, reliable sources attached to verify the content and establish the notability of the organization. Often when a user, like yourself, is not only brand new to editing Wikipedia but has has a conflict of interest it is difficult for them to see such issues as they are both unfamiliar with our policies and here to try and raise the profile of a specific organization. These are not insurmountable issues however. What I could do if you are interested is to restore the article as a draft in your "user space" and you could work to rectify the issues identified and insure it is written from neutral point of view. It could then be reviewed by myself or another experienced user before being moved back into article space. I'll be watching this page, so you can let me know here if that is something that you would be interested in. I would also suggest you direct any queries you have to the Wikipedia teahouse, which is an area specifically for new users to get help with any issues they may be having. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:09, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Deleted article
Thank you for offering your help. Please restore the article as a draft in my user space for rectification. Perhaps you can make some suggestions or recommendations which formulations in the article need to be changed to make it more neutral. Regarding the independent, reliable sources to establish the notability, I would like to point out the Policy Memorandum of the United States Department of Agriculture regarding the labeling of textiles that contain organic material in which GOTS is officially recognized as standard. http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5090967. There is a rising interest in the Global Organic Textile Standard worldwide, so we do think a Wiki page giving information about the standard would serve the public. Your help is much appreciated. Global Organic Textile Standard (talk) 12:18, 10 December 2013 (UTC)


 * I did restore it and userfy it, then I went to check some of the existing sources and discovered to my dismay that pretty much the entire article was a word-for-word copy of this page. This left me with no choice but to delete it again as a copyright violation. It also points out the problem with your approach to this process. If this were a newspaper or trade publication, do you think it would be reasonable for them to present your organization's own promotional materials as though they were objective reporting? I would certainly hope not. Wikipedia is not like other user-generated websites in that we discourage all persons and entities from writing about themselves for the simple reason that it is unlikely they can do so and remain neutral and objective. However, if you would like to try again you can begin a new draft at User:JaLiS:Global Organic Textile Standard. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:53, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Global Organic Textile Standard account
I have blocked the account Global Organic Textile Standard, as you have created a new account under that name after it was blocked and the account was moved to a new username. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:39, 10 December 2013 (UTC)