User talk:LSUE PR

August 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "LSUE PR", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website which relates to the entity in question, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 16:46, 12 August 2013 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, LSUE PR, 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. Alexf(talk) 13:38, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

I did read it. And I followed the steps. And when I go to enter {old} and {new} I am not allowed to edit it.

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) 22:15, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

1. I understand what Wikipedia is which is why I was trying to update it with proper numbers and make it more current. 2. So you are telling me that some Joe on the street edits the University of California page and has exact foundtion dollar amounts and enrollment?! 3. All I did was add general informaiton that every other University page on Wikipedia has (enrollment numbers, etc.) All verified and linked. 4. Can a professor or student do this then? 5. How is it a conflict of interest when the person that knows all the data about the instutition is the person trying to update the page with proper info! I'm not Coke saying we are better than Pepsi. I'm not NyQuil saying that Alka-Seltzer Plus has bad chemistry in it! If you look at what I did, I added our chancellors name, the university's logos, the degrees offered. Did someone tell USC and Duke an NYU that this is not a business directory? I guess they just had any old guy update their pages. I am being called down for advertising for entering the proper enrollment numbers? I did not brag about us or bad mouth any other institution. If this is conflict of interest, then I will just stop using this account and making edits. I'll get someone else to do them LSUE PR (talk) 22:33, 9 September 2013 (UTC).
 * PR suggests promotion per se. Yes, any Joe can and does edit any page. Any unreferenced material can be challenged and and Harry can change it. Yes, any professor, student, catering assistant or janitor can edit. Only people blocked or banned cannot. Our policy is that usernames should not appear to represent organisations - and we also have policies saying that no article belongs to anyone, and there are no 'official' pages for any organisation. Those questions above are a standard set posed to make sure people in your situation have read policies. You are not being called down for advertising. Just being warned not to in the future. And being made aware that your knowledge isn't important. What is important is that the info here is accurate, and verifiable. You are not a source in yourself. You may only refer to accessible sources that are accurate. For notability, this does not include the organisation's own site, but for staffing details and such, that is OK. The conflict is because editors here are supposed to be here to work for the project, but editing as part of a job means you have two masters, and therein lies the conflict. Human nature normally gives the paying master preference... Peridon (talk) 10:47, 11 September 2013 (UTC)