User talk:MazamasLHC

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Mazamas, which 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.)

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June 2019
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. Additionally, If you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for your contributions to Wikipedia, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. -- Scott Burley (talk) 00:29, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Copy-paste and close paraphrasing of Mazamas's About page
Please note that Wikipedia articles cannot be simple mirrors of an organization's "About" page, such as at https://mazamas.org/history/. That is copyrighted material, with a notice "© Copyright 2017 Mazamas", and paragraphs cannot be copy-pasted to Wikipedia. Close paraphrasing is generally considered a copyright violation as well. Even when you yourself are a representative of the organization, Wikipedia can't be used as a host for press releases or official histories. Wikipedia articles should be based on independent, reliable sources rather than self-published material from the subject itself.Writing about a topic where you have a vested interest is extremely difficult, and care must be taken at ever step to avoid compromising Wikipedia's neutrality. It is generally much easier to write about topics where you have no personal association.Please go to Talk:Mazamas to discuss further, and other editors can assist and work with you. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 00:31, 18 June 2019 (UTC)