User talk:Numericacreditunion

July 2022
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account. Please take a moment to either create a new account, or request a change of username of your current account here. The new username must represent only yourself as an individual and comply with Wikipedia's username policy. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company". 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. Cabayi (talk) 17:13, 20 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi there, how does a business go about updating their Wikipedia page? Numericacreditunion (talk) 17:16, 20 July 2022 (UTC)


 * First of all, the business must realize that they don't own or control the Wikipedia article about them. Anyone acting in good faith (which we assume, unless proven otherwise) can edit any article at any time. Information in articles must come primarily from reliable sources that are unaffiliated with the article's subject. Primary sources associated with the subject can be used to verify very basic facts and figures, but little else.


 * Your account was blocked because it violates Wikipedia's username policy, which forbids accounts from being named after businesses. Accounts are for individual access only, and the name must reflect that. Accounts must also never be shared; the person who creates the account must be the only person who ever uses it. As stated in the notice above, you can request to be unblocked, but you will need to propose a new name.


 * If you are employed by the business or paid to represent their interests, then you fit the definition of a paid editor. Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure policy states that you must disclose which articles you are editing in exchange for payment, and who is paying you. Note that you do not need to be paid specifically to edit Wikipedia for this policy to apply - simply being on the company payroll while editing the article about them is enough. You would also do well to familiarize yourself with the conflict of interest guidelines.


 * If you follow those steps, then you should then learn how to make edit requests on the article's talk page, which is the preferred method for someone with an obvious conflict of interest. In edit requests, you can propose changes that will be reviewed by uninvolved editors. If you look at Talk:Numerica Credit Union, you apparently have a colleague who has complied with the proper procedures of disclosing their affiliation and requesting changes. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:33, 20 July 2022 (UTC)