User talk:Potteranco

Welcome!
Hello, Potteranco, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as Potter and Co., may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may not be retained.

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Firstly I apologize I didn't read the guidelines- I was directed by a colleague who has a page here too and modeled it after his, which is why I'm confused about being deleted when my page and his page is nearly identical apart from the company name. He clearly set his up to promote and globalize his business and its various achievements. Regardless, I assume wikipedia is for precisely adding information that is searchable about many things including a business. I although don't recal making biased statements like we're the best or anything so I would disagree with that part of G11 - I stated facts about the firm. I would like to change my username to p2394, as I've already changed my email address. If thats not acceptable, then I would like to report my colleagues company and 40 others like it that have manipulated your rules to have their companies listed here.


 * Hello. A point of clarification: Wikipedia is a reference work, with neutrally written articles about topics that meet the notability guidelines. Writing about oneself or about anything over which one has a conflict of interest (COI) is strongly discouraged, and Wikipedia is absolutely not to be used to advertise or get listed by search engines or draw attention to anything. If that's what your friend did, then it's a misuse of Wikipedia. Given the trouble that people with a COI have writing an article that would pass muster when they do decide to go against recommendations and write one, I'd say there's a good chance that your friend's article has some issues associated with it. Not necessarily, but, based on my observations, likely.
 * As for one article being deleted and another, purportedly similar, article not being deleted, there can be all kinds of reasons for that. See WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. For one thing, it isn't as though one person minds the gate and uniformly reviews every article. Different reviewers, different outcomes; a reviewer may be more careful on some days than on others; and some articles get overlooked.
 * If you're actually inclined to recommend deletion for one article or another, read WP:Deletion policy. If you'd like to get my sense of an article, let me know. Largoplazo (talk) 11:07, 12 May 2017 (UTC)

Listing businesses
Please do not use Wikipedia to promote businesses. Wikipedia is not a trade directory. If you want to list a company for potential customers to find, please consider alternative outlets. Thank you. Largoplazo (talk) 18:31, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Potter and Co., and I noticed that your username, "Potteranco", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 18:37, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

May 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. -- There'sNoTime (to explain) 20:58, 8 May 2017 (UTC)