User talk:RochesterPhil

User name
Please be aware that your user name may be in violation of our policy regarding names that imply shared use, please see WP:ISU. Unless your first name is Phil, please modify your user name, you can do this at Changing username. If your name is indeed Phil, please create your user page indicating this. Thank you for your edit summaries which clearly express your conflict of interest. It would be best practices if you also indicated this on your user page. All the best,  78.26   (spin me / revolutions) 16:01, 19 February 2016 (UTC)

I have never edited wiki before and do not intend to be in violation of any laws. I manage social media accounts for the RPO and was asked to update the page with up-to-date information (including our new logo and numbers for concerts etc.) I added several links and citations for credibility. If the username needs to be changed, please let me know how to do that. Thank you.


 * Don't worry! You haven't broken any laws, and you're not in "trouble," it's just that you aren't allowed to have an account that implies more than one person edits from it.  To rename your account, place a request HERE.  I hope that helps.    78.26   (spin me / revolutions) 19:10, 19 February 2016 (UTC)


 * 78.26 here is right as far as he/she goes, but I think he/she failed to explain what's going on a step further. Unlike many social media sites -- and do note that Wikipedia is not really a social media site -- we do not allow editing by corporations or organizations. The Rochester Philharmonic, as an organization, is not allowed to edit the encyclopedia. You may edit the encyclopedia, in your capacity as an individual, but you cannot represent those edits as coming from your employer. Your Wikipedia account should be yours, and not, for example, one that belongs to the RPO that you would transfer to your successor should you leave your position with the RPO.
 * Furthermore, as an employee of the RPO, you are exhibiting what's known as a conflict of interest by editing the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra article. Since we require our articles to be sourced to reliable third-party sources, and we require them to maintain a neutral point of view, we generally do not allow editors with a conflict of interest to edit articles with which they are associated. (In other words: as an employee of the RPO, you have a vested interest in making the RPO's article look as good as possible; we, however, prefer the article to be as accurate as possible, with the information reflecting the consensus of reliable sources.) As a result, I've reverted all of your changes (yes, sadly, even the good ones) to the RPO article.
 * The conflict of interest policy page provides some good advice as to how you can improve the RPO's article without actually editing. I strongly advise you to follow those instructions closely (once you've changed your username, of course). In short: you can ask for specific changes to be made on Talk:Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra; if you provide reliable references for your information, I or another editor can then make the requested changes.
 * If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reply here, or ask at the Help desk or the Teahouse. Thanks!
 * -- Powers T 19:10, 20 February 2016 (UTC)