User talk:Jacob at MCC

July 2020
There have been two problems with this account: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group or a web site, which is also against policy, as an account must be for just one person. Because of those problems, the account has been blocked indefinitely from editing. Additionally, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

If you intend to make useful contributions other than promoting your business or organisation, you may request an unblock. To do so, post the text at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:CentralAuth 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 that reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of 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 it. To do so, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the text at the bottom of your talk page, replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason for thinking that the block was an error, and publish the page. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:26, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

The article (not just a "page") should primarily summarize what independent reliable sources state, not what a subject wants to say about itself. If there is incorrect information in the article about your agency, we want to know what it is, but that should be done as a formal edit request on the article talk page. Note that helping people who deal with your agency is not something that Wikipedia is concerned with; your agency website is the proper place for up to the minute current information. Someone else will review your request. 331dot (talk) 15:21, 8 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for your reply, 331dot. Look forward to working together in updating our article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob at MCC (talk • contribs)
 * I would note that the article does not belong to your agency, but is about your agency. See WP:OWN. 331dot (talk) 20:54, 9 July 2020 (UTC)

I believe I have addressed all concerns. Please let me know if there are any further questions. Also, in searching Wikipedia, there doesn't seem to be policy or guidance for Government agencies in editing articles. Does one exist? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jacob at MCC (talk • contribs)
 * You don't need to format every comment as an unblock request; only one open request is needed. I don't believe there is specific guidance for government agencies; there is a FAQ page for organizations in general(we don't really draw a distinction between government agencies and organizations in general). 331dot (talk) 21:33, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Non-admin comment: Is there specific guidance? No. The guidance I, personally try to follow is:
 * I don't edit articles about my employer
 * I don't edit articles about my employer's clients
 * I try to avoid editing articles about the industry that I work in.
 * That's just what I do. I don't think I could, or should edit articles where I would have an actual, or apparent conflict of interest. It almost always ends up looking bad on your employer, and oftentimes you as well. SQL Query me!  22:14, 28 July 2020 (UTC)
 * To expand on this - it really doesn't matter whom your employer is. The US Gov't doesn't really get any special privileges here. From the encyclopedia's side, this isn't any different from McDonald's wanting to update it's article. SQL Query me!  22:20, 28 July 2020 (UTC)