User talk:Rhodes Institutional Research

February 2007
Is this account in anyway related to Rhodes College? Like a PR account for the college? If so, it should not be editing the article on Rhodes, as it would not be NPOV and it's not appropriate to edit autobiographically. Smeggysmeg 16:34, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

It is related to Rhodes - I am responsible for Institutional Research at Rhodes. I try to limit any editing I do to correcting factual information - enrollment figures, endowment amounts, student-faculty ratio, etc. If I overstep those bounds, please feel free to revert my edits and talk to me about it. My goal is simply to ensure the accuracy of the information displayed. Rhodes Institutional Research 18:24, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

January 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Rhodes Institutional Research) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. ElKevbo (talk) 16:23, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Regarding issue #1: Please see my note above from 2007, which holds true today:
 * I try to limit any editing I do to correcting factual information - enrollment figures, endowment amounts, student-faculty ratio, etc. If I overstep those bounds, please feel free to revert my edits and talk to me about it.  My goal is simply to ensure the accuracy of the information displayed.

Regarding issue #2: I am the only person who has access to this account. --Rhodes Institutional Research (talk) 16:08, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

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 you.

Additionally, it appears your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization or cause that you consider worthwhile. Unfortunately, many good causes are not sufficiently notable for their own Wikipedia article, and all users are discouraged from editing in any area where they have an inherent conflict of interest, though you may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  17:42, 5 February 2012 (UTC)