User talk:National Emergency Management Association

October 2022
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "National Emergency Management Association", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because It might imply shared use by an organization or group. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 14:50, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:National Emergency Management Association


Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. A tag has been placed on User:National Emergency Management Association requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free web hosting service. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such pages may be deleted at any time.

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 deleted 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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 15:02, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:National Emergency Management Association


A tag has been placed on your user page, User:National Emergency Management Association, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages — user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

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 deleted 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. SPF121188 (talk this way) (contribs) 15:41, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

October 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. Cullen328 (talk) 15:46, 4 October 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.

NEMA(R) is a 501c3 organization and the page is not being used as an advertisement. It is meant to describe the work of the organization. I was told that I should site sources where NEMA was mentioned at the bottom.
 * Please use your own website to promote NEMA. Wikipedia isn't the place to do this. Please see WP:USERNAME, WP:COI, and WP:PROMO. --Yamla (talk) 16:22, 4 October 2022 (UTC)

This is not a promotion page. We have our own website for that. Just like the FEMA page, our federal counterpart, this is meant to inform readers about the organization's existence and purpose. Would putting less information be better? — Preceding unsigned comment added by National Emergency Management Association (talk • contribs)


 * The article was clearly promotional and, unfortunately, written by you. You have a conflict of interest. See WP:COI. This is unlike the FEMA page (unless you have specific evidence to the contrary). --Yamla (talk) 18:30, 4 October 2022 (UTC)


 * Your account cannot represent an organization - this is not optional. This account has to represent you as an individual, who does not share access to the account with anyone else, ever. As such, your username must reflect this individual nature.
 * Consequently, your userpage is not an article, but a page where you can write a small amount about yourself as an individual. Typically users put up a small amount of biographical info, their interests and goals as a Wikipedia editor, and any disclosures of conflct of interest and paid editing. the userpage guidelines expand upon what type of content is and is not considered acceptable.
 * An organization is not entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because it exists. All topics on Wikipedia must be notable, as Wikipedia defines notability, to be considered worthy of inclusion. This means the topic must have been the subject of significant coverage in multiple reliable, independent sources. In the case of an organization, you can review the refined notability criteria for companies and organizations, as well as FAQ/Organizations.
 * Lastly, you have an inherent conflict of interest writing about your own organization. You are not an objective judge of its notability; you will find it hard to write about from the required neutral point of view; and you would have to write about it from the perspective of someone who knows nothing about it, and is getting their information solely from reliable third-party sources. We have no interest in what an organization wishes to say about itself. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 19:29, 4 October 2022 (UTC)
 * By whom should it be written? NEMA is an organizations of state EM agencies. In other words the states version of FEMA. I listed more than 20 references to NEMA's existence, including those from FEMA's own website. Emergency Management Assistance Compact, our mutual aid program, went up without a hitch so I'm confused about why you believe this one should be blocked. National Emergency Management Association (talk) 19:39, 4 October 2022 (UTC)