User talk:KanadMarketing

December 2022
 Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: 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, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must: Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text  at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. 331dot (talk) 11:21, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
 * 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.


 * I'm confused by your use of 'we' here. How many people have access to this account? SQL Query Me!  11:34, 12 December 2022 (UTC)


 * Just one, sorry for the confusion. KanadMarketing (talk) 11:36, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * You say in your request "not just one person is using the account". Which is it? It should only be one. 331dot (talk) 11:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * You aren't paid for your work with the hospital in its marketing department? 331dot (talk) 11:54, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * It is only one, just me. My supervisor asked me to create it and I didn't know if she might also login to confirm the accuracy of my edits. If it should just be one, we will leave it at just one.
 * No, I am not paid, I am a volunteer. I only wanted to update the page per more recent information. KanadMarketing (talk) 12:01, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * If you are employed by Kanad Hospital, then you are considered a paid editor - even if you are not being specifically paid to edit Wikipedia. Your employment alone is enough to trigger this policy.
 * Never share access to a Wikipedia account with anyone else, for any reason. Accounts are for individual use only. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 18:01, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I could believe that you might be a hospital volunteer, but I don't know of too many hospitals that use volunteers to conduct marketing activities. 331dot (talk) 21:45, 12 December 2022 (UTC)
 * I really am a volunteer. I am not paid. Let me know if you can unblock the account. 2.50.131.124 (talk) 10:52, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Make sure that you are logged in when you post. 331dot (talk) 11:07, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Your choice of new username isn't an improvement(the initials of your hospital plus the year it was founded).  Your username must indicate that a specific individual is exclusively operating this account. 331dot (talk) 11:09, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, how about: kaitbaker KanadMarketing (talk) 11:44, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

The proposed name should be fine. However, I am concerned about: "If unblocked, we will simply ensure the information on our hospital's page is up to date and accurate." While you might not be a paid contributor, you still clearly have a conflict of interest with this hospital. Please answer the following questions below: Thanks, and if you have any questions please post below. Z1720 (talk) 02:39, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
 * 1) After reading WP:COIE (or the longer version at WP:COI how will you disclose your conflict of interest with this company?
 * 2) How will you ensure that your edits to any articles in which you have a COI are not perceived as promotional (hint: the Edit Request Wizard might help)
 * 3) If unblocked, what articles are you interested in editing? Wikipedia is not interested in editors who only want to edit articles in which they have a COI, so what articles besides Kanad Hospital are you interested in editing?