User talk:RasmussenReports

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January 2014
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "RasmussenReports", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website which relates to the entity in question, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our Conflict of interest guideline and Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Alexf(talk) 17:06, 6 January 2014 (UTC)

Your attention needed at WP:CHU
Hello. A bureaucrat or clerk has responded to your username change request, but requires clarification before moving forward. Please follow up at your username change request entry as soon as possible. Thank you. Tyrol5  [Talk]  02:44, 10 January 2014 (UTC)

COI
Hello, RasmussenReports. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Rasmussen Reports, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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Expanding Lead to Provide Accessible Overview
I noticed the following at the top of the Rasmussen Reports Wiki page: "This article's lead section may not adequately summarize key points of its contents. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article." Per the note above and Safehaven86’s advice, I would like to request that a little more detail be added to the first section to give a better sense of what the company does. It doesn’t need to be long and detailed, just something as simple as:

''Rasmussen Reports is a non-partisan American polling company.[1]Founded in 2003, it produces daily public opinion data and analysis that is distributed through a website, an email newsletter, an online video service and various social media tools. The company's slogan is, "If it's in the news, it's in our polls."[2]''

As opposed to just “Rasmussen Reports is an American polling company.[2]”

Thank you for your consideration. RasmussenReports (talk) 16:07, 15 January 2015 (UTC)Rasmussen Reports


 * Please post this at Talk:Rasmussen Reports so it can be discussed by all interested editors. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:37, 15 January 2015 (UTC) Sorry, I hadn't noticed you'd already done this. --Dr. Fleischman (talk) 17:39, 15 January 2015 (UTC)