User talk:PSUArchives

Hi there! I noticed you have started adding some excellent links to Oregon-related articles, thank you so much! Looking forward to getting to know the PSU holdings better. I encourage you to come say hi on the discussion page at WikiProject Oregon -- an informal group of folks working on Oregon-related content. (Just put a new section at the bottom of the page and introduce yourself!)

You should be aware, it's best not to use the name of an organization as a user name. When Wikipedia volunteers first see your name, their first instinct will be to think you are improperly using an account as a role account -- that is, sharing one account among several staff/volunteers. Also, there may be concerns about conflicts of interest in promoting your own holdings.

All of this is relatively minor in the context of the excellent contributions you've made! But you may want to consider choosing a different user name to avoid unnecessary arguments etc. I'd be happy to advise privately if you want a few pointers; feel free to email me here if you like. -Pete (talk) 22:47, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Username block
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, PSUArchives, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below).''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive, or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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As the boilerplate above explains, your username violates our rules against organization or group names. However, your edits which only add external links to a website associated with your username appears to violate our WP:ADVERT and WP:SPAM policies.

Above, Pete recognizes your contributions as valuable additions, so the editing block I imposed may be too restrictive. However, I am unable to make much sense of your external links. For example I don't understand the value of this page which was one click from the link you added to Americanism (ideology). Could you explain the link's use? —EncMstr (talk) 21:45, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

I felt that the Americanism article could use some massive expanding, but as I explained in my email I did not that was appropriate, so that is a collection on the topic of Americanism that would allow users to not only learn about what kind of organizations were involved in the ideology, but how the ideology was studied by academics.