User talk:Mather&Murray

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Mather&Murray


A tag has been placed on User:Mather&Murray, 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 "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. RickinBaltimore (talk) 13:29, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... It's my own business and people would like to know.

Contested deletion
This page is not unambiguously promotional, because... Is this better?


 * No, for a number of reasons:
 * Your account name represents a business, which is contrary to Wikipedia's username policy. You may not use an account name that represents a business, organization or group of people. Usernames must represent a single individual and accounts cannot be shared.
 * Your userpage is not an encyclopedia article. Wikipedia userpages are meant to introduce yourself as an individual Wikipedia editor with a limited amount of biographical information. There are guidelines for what can and cannot be put on your userpage.
 * Wikipedia is not a business directory. Businesses must meet Wikipedia's notability criteria to be considered worthy of inclusion. Simply existing doesn't necessarily mean it's notable.
 * Writing about your own business is a conflict of interest. This is highly discouraged because you will find it difficult to write about it objectively, and other editors will suspect that your intentions are to get publicity.
 * In short - don't write about yourself, your business or any other subject where you have a personal or professional connection. --Drm310 (talk) 15:37, 5 April 2016 (UTC)

April 2016
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, 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.

If you intend to make useful contributions about some topic other than 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 this 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 this block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Drmies (talk) 00:15, 6 April 2016 (UTC)