User talk:Oceanfrontierinstitute

August 2017
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. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. 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. Thank you. ~ GB fan 18:07, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Ocean Frontier Institute


A tag has been placed on Ocean Frontier Institute, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may be soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:
 * It 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. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.
 * It appears to be a clear copyright infringement. (See section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. However, even if you use one of these processes to release copyrighted material to Wikipedia, it still needs to comply with the other policies and guidelines to be eligible for inclusion. If you would like any assistance with this, you can ask a question at the help desk.

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. SamHolt6 (talk) 18:08, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

Establishing new user name
hi. I just started to create a new page for the Ocean Frontier Institute but I was blocked because the user name isn't correct. The organization DOES exist. We are headquartered at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Our url is oceanfrontierinstitute.org. We are funded by the Canadian government.

Would it be better if the user name was a staff person's? I just thought it best to use the organization's name and the email address is a general OFI inbox that is monitored by two staff persons.

Thanks.

Patti Oceanfrontierinstitute (talk) 18:33, 31 August 2017 (UTC)
 * So, a couple of things. First off, yes, you'd need to select a different username. Also, if someone from the organization is editing Wikipedia as a duty of employment, we consider that paid editing, which requires some mandatory disclosures. However, even if you do choose a different username and make the required disclosures, you can't create another article like the one you did. First off, the text was substantially copied wholesale from another site, which violates our policies on copyright. That aside, since it was from the organization's website, it was also promotional. One would expect that of an organization's material about itself, of course, but we require articles to be neutral and do not allow promotion of any kind, including positive "talking up" language.  The other thing is that Wikipedia is not a directory. The simple fact that something exists does not mean that we should have an article about it. Rather, we need to see that the subject has been covered in reasonable depth by references that are reliable and independent of the article subject. We don't permit "profiles" or the like sourced primarily to the organization's own material. If reference material like that doesn't exist about the organization, we can't accept an article on it at all. If it does, it's always my recommendation that new editors create new articles as a draft rather than directly in mainspace. However, even as a draft, copyright violations and promotion will result in deletion.  I hope that helps to clear things up. If you have any questions, you can reply here and I'll see it. Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:02, 31 August 2017 (UTC)