User talk:MapBusinessOnline

MapBusinessOnline (talk) 14:46, 1 July 2015 (UTC) Is this where I talk?

I really tried to make our content factual. If the login is the issue I would be happy to change the name - I am the only user. But when I go through the change process it just brings me back to my page deletion.

The tool is a wonderful tool helping many smaller businesses to achieve their business goals in an easier and more affordable manner. I am not evil. Geoffrey Ives (MapBusinessOnline) 6/30/2015 3:10PM EST. MapBusinessOnline (talk) 19:11, 30 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello. You were blocked for, from what I can gather, a combination of a promotional username and promotional editing. I'm afraid that describing Wikipedia as "a wonderful tool helping many smaller businesses to achieve their business goals" is part of the problem. Wikipedia is not a means of promoting your business, but rather an online encyclopedia that writes neutral articles about notable topics using information from reliable sources. If you wish to be unblocked, you'll likely need to change usernames and convince an administrator that you're going to contribute to Wikipedia in a non-promotional way. I'd recommend reading Guide to appealing blocks and then following the instructions at the bottom of this page, in your block notice, about how to formally request unblock with one of the two unblock templates provided ( or ). Cheers, Nick&#8288;—&#8288;Contact/Contribs 19:38, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Nick - just to clarify, I was referring to Map Business Online, not Wikipedia, in my comment - although yes Wiki is a great tool. I'll do what ever I can to comply. MapBusinessOnline (talk) 22:11, 30 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Describing MBO as a wonderful tool reinforces one of the reasons for your block: you apparent attempt to promote MBO rather than write a neutral article about it. —C.Fred (talk) 22:16, 30 June 2015 (UTC)


 * Noted; I apologize for my misinterpretation and I've struck part of my reply above. In my opinion, C.Fred is correct, though, that your intended meaning is still an indicator of non-neutrality. If your end goal is to publicize Map Business Online rather than contribute to the encyclopedia in other topic areas, I'd recommend taking a look at WP:Alternative outlets. Cheers, Nick&#8288;—&#8288;Contact/Contribs 02:52, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, MapBusinessOnline, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! —C.Fred (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Conflict of interest and username concerns
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Map Business Online, and I noticed that your username, "MapBusinessOnline", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Trammel Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", and "WidgetFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a username change that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Map Business Online


A tag has been placed on Map Business Online, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. —C.Fred (talk) 18:48, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

June 2015
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. Drmies (talk) 18:53, 30 June 2015 (UTC)