User talk:Joehandpromotions

Contested deletion

 * I don't believe that username would be accepted, since it is just an abbreviation of the current name. The 'we' part of your unblock request doesn't convince me, either. You are not allowed to edit as a group. Also please read the conflict of interest page. Insulam Simia (talk) 15:54, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

The "we" is referring to the company, the profile will be under the supervision of the president of the company.
 * That may be, but do you understand that Wikipedia is not a place for company publicity? If your only intention is to write about the company, then it is unlikely that you will be unblocked. Insulam Simia (talk) 16:16, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

No, I am also going to create an article on the founder and the president who are icons in the philly area. Mr. Hand Senior has been inducted to several sports hall of fames in Pennsylvania. Its all purely fact based and is no different then any of the other companies who have their pages on here like Directtv and HBO.
 * Please read this. Editing topics you are associated with is strongly discouraged. If they are notable, then someday, someone will create them (see the notability guideline for people and also this). Insulam Simia (talk) 16:26, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

That's all understood, please tell me what exactly I need to change to get this account unblocked.
 * You must declare (in your unblock request) that you will not edit/create anything associated with your company. An admin will then consider your request and possibly unblock you. I'd also probably recommend changing the name to something else, as it's only been turned into an abbreviation. Once this is done then I will contact the blocking admin and see if he is ready to review. Oh, and what contributions do you intend to make (saw that question below)? Insulam Simia (talk) 16:44, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

Well the contributions that were intended, was to creat a bio of the company, the Chairman, Joe Hand Senior, and the President, Joe Hand Junior
 * We're sorry, but if that is your only intention, then you will not be unblocked, as you must not edit/create anything associated with your company. Insulam Simia (talk) 17:30, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

So how did companies, like the ones previous mentioned, go about posting their biography on wikipedia
 * Because it wasn't written by someone associated with the subject. Insulam Simia (talk) 17:48, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * That's right - pages about companies are not 'company pages'. It's not like Facebook, where you have a page, and only you can edit it. Here almost anyone can edit almost anything. (There are, of course, some exceptions.) This doesn't mean that anyone can post anything they like. There are rules. Please look at WP:BIO about biographies and WP:CORP for corporate notability. And then look at WP:RS about reliable independent sources - needed to prove the notability. Peridon (talk) 18:31, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
 * Continued I don't know how notable Philadelphia halls of fame would be considered - that I would leave to another to decide. Anyway - your new name must not appear to represent the company, and the password must belong to one person only. You are advised not to edit about your company, but there are editors who may work with you to create an article if you can show with some references that there is a chance of success. I don't mean the people who offer to create articles for money - we delete loads of their stuff. I mean volunteer editors who want to see the encyclopaedia increase with sound articles. I'm not one of the ones that is totally against editing about close subjects - but there must be the required notability - our definition - and neutrality of wording. So, over to you. See what you can dig up after reading WP:RS. Post the refs here, and we'll look at them and see if there's a chance. Peridon (talk) 18:44, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

The rules for usernames can be located at this page. I noticed that nobody has stated exactly what you can have in your username so i'm sure that this can help you. MM (Report findings)  (Past espionage) 20:04, 21 August 2013 (UTC)

August 2013
Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. If you intend to edit constructively in other topic areas, you may be granted the right to continue under a change of username. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not, although if you can demonstrate a pattern of future editing in strict accordance with our neutral point of view policy, you may be granted this right. See Wikipedia's FAQ for Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you may consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions here about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers 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 this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the 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 this block by adding the text below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Peridon (talk) 15:40, 21 August 2013 (UTC)