User talk:OverDriveInc

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers 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 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. &mdash; Scientizzle 20:58, 21 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Here's a few key questions:

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a subject that you are trying to create an article about, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to break the 3 important questions above. --Anthony Bradbury"talk" 19:46, 22 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encylopedia article, the subject must be considered to be notable?


 * Hi Anthony. To answer your questions. 1. Yes, I understand that Wikipedia is not a business directory. My purpose in editing is to provide useful information to other Wikipedia users. Millions of readers use OverDrive to check out eBooks from their local libraries, and they're curious to know more about the company and the services it provides. 2. I understand Wikipedia conflict of interest, and I will closely follow Wikipedia guidelines and best practices when editing. 3. I can prove notability for OverDrive, Inc. Given the opportunity, I can supplement the existing references on the page with additional references from reliable, secondary sources. The facts stated in the article have seen significant coverage in industry publications. Thanks for your help! --OverDriveInc (talk) 14:06, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Your answer #1 is unacceptable, and #2 is vacuous. We aren't your billboard. — Jeremy  v^_^v  Bori! 19:59, 29 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay...so where does that leave us? Currently, the Wikipedia pages for OverDrive, Inc. and OverDrive Media Console contain out-of-date and inaccurate information. Isn't it in everyone's best interest to update these pages? I understand the Wikipedia guidelines, and the edits I'm interested in making are factual and non-promotional in nature. Thanks again for your consideration. --OverDriveInc (talk) 20:20, 30 August 2012 (UTC)