User talk:Runels

Welcome
Hello, Runels, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been reverted for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of deletion, you might like to draft your article before submission, then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

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Selphyl
Hello, Dr. Runels, I'm the editor who wrote the article about Selphyl based on the New York Times article.

Thank you for your edits, but per our policy about conflict of interest, you should not edit articles you have a personal interest in. Instead, I recommend that you discuss any proposed edits on the article's talk page.

Your edits make reference to you owning a trademark with respect to Selphyl. That may be so, but that is not relevant for the product's coverage on Wikipedia. Trademarks restrict others from using the name for their own products, not Wikipedia from describing the product. According to our style guide, Manual of Style (trademarks), we do not use the "TM" symbol when referring to trademarks.

If you have any concerns, I propose we discuss them at Talk:Selphyl. Regards,  Sandstein   22:29, 26 March 2011 (UTC)


 * Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.  Sandstein   14:24, 5 April 2011 (UTC)

Your recent edits
Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four halfwidth tildes ( &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 23:58, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

April 2011
You have been blocked temporarily from editing for making legal threats or taking legal action. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. T. Canens (talk) 14:37, 5 April 2011 (UTC) You are not allowed to edit Wikipedia while the threats stand or the legal action is unresolved.


 * Dr. Runels,
 * I'm not sure if someone has told you this already, but your problem with the article and your trademark would probably be handled better if you emailed the OTRS team. Our editorial process does not handle legal issues, or even legal-ish issues, very well.  The WP:OTRS page will explain how you can email them. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:15, 5 April 2011 (UTC)