User talk:Parklandcollege

February 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that 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. 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 below this notice. You may simply create a new account if you wish, but if you would prefer to be unblocked for the purpose of changing your username to a username which complies with our username policy, so that your contributions with this username are recorded as contributions of your new username  you may appeal this username block by adding the text  below this notice instead. Thank you. &mdash;Darkwind (talk) 23:39, 13 February 2013 (UTC)

Here are a few key questions:
 * 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 encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Max Semenik (talk) 11:24, 14 February 2013 (UTC)


 * I am sure that you can achieve unblock with a new username, although your edit may remain problematical. I am uncertain if you were intending that your new username should be "New username" or if you were uncertain as to the correct use of the template. Please note that new username already exists, although as they have not edited for some six+ years you could, if you wished, request to usurp the name. Or, if that was not your intention, try again with unblock-un, but this time replacing in the template "new username" with the name you wish to be known by.--Anthony Bradbury"talk" 15:33, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

Avoiding copyright problems
Hello Parklandcollege, and welcome to Wikipedia. Your addition to Parkland College (Saskatchewan) has had to be removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and a cited source. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied without attribution. If you want to copy from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page.

I found passages copied word-for-word from these pages on the Parkland College:, , ,. I had no choice but to revert the article's to its last revision before your edits. If you wish to release this text for use on Wikipedia, please follow the steps list at Donating copyrighted materials. Even if these are accepted, this content is still subject to the policies of notability, neutrality and verifiability, and cannot be promotional. Thank you. --Drm310 (talk) 22:06, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Your user name change request cannot be processed. Nmk268 is unavailable. –BuickCenturyDriver 10:38, 23 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Not completely true; this user made only one edit, and that five years ago. If you wish you could apply to usurp this username. If you so wish, click on the link.--Anthony Bradbury"talk" 21:55, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Usurpation is generally not offered to unestablished accounts or blocked users, Anthony. — Jeremy  v^_^v  Bori! 23:06, 25 February 2013 (UTC)
 * It is also not possible to usurp accounts that have have made any edits. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:46, 26 February 2013 (UTC)