User talk:Northrim Bank

Your submission at Articles for creation: Northrim Bank (November 30)
 Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Robert McClenon was:

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.


 * If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Northrim Bank and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
 * If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:WikiProject_Articles_for_creation/Help_desk&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Northrim_Bank Articles for creation help desk] or on the [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Robert_McClenon&action=edit&section=new&nosummary=1&preload=Template:Afc_decline/HD_preload&preloadparams%5B%5D=Draft:Northrim_Bank reviewer's talk page].
 * You can also get Wikipedia's Live Help real-time chat help from experienced editors.

Robert McClenon (talk) 20:03, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

November 2015
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing, because this account has been used only for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to Wikipedia's content policy. Also, your username indicates that the account represents a business or other organisation or group, which is against Wikipedia's policy: an account is for an individual, not a group. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a free advertising service.

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 this 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 below, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 23:39, 30 November 2015 (UTC)

I would like to appeal our block and be able to create a new article. This would be used as informational purposes and not for advertising. There are other financial institutions that use Wikipedia and I am unclear why they are allowed to have a page, and we have been blocked and denied. Please help. Thank you.

Thank you for your response. Would the article be approved if submitted by Nrim or something different? There are other financial institutions who have pages and articles that seem to be promotional (if ours is considered promotional, which I do not agree with. Our draft page is the history of our bank, which was written by bank employees and is accurate, public information. We are not looking to sell products/services through the article, rather allow users to see the history of the bank and locations/assets/leadership. This would be similar to Credit Union 1 (also in Anchorage, AK). I do not see how their page is different than ours, other than we have a longer history section. I can add external references, if unblocked, that will show publications from local media sources. Is there a way to speak with someone, rather than back and forth posts? I am very lost. Thank you.


 * There is no "our" on Wikipedia. Wikipedia explicitly does not allow shared user accounts, nor usernames that give the impression of belonging to a shared account. You, as an individual, can have a Wikipedia account; Northrim Bank cannot, under whatever username.
 * Furthermore, if you cannot see that phrases such as "a bank with customer service at its heart", "a new kind of bank for Alaska", "strong leadership" or "creative programs" are promotional, your conflict of interest is far too strong to maintain a neutral point of view when writing about the bank. Huon (talk) 21:26, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Draft:Northrim Bank
Draft:Northrim Bank, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Northrim Bank and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of Draft:Northrim Bank during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Robert McClenon (talk) 22:03, 22 December 2015 (UTC)