User talk:SCAN Health Plan

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username, SCAN Health Plan, does not meet our username policy. '''Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.''' A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account. You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:
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If you feel that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. Bearian (talk) 23:27, 24 June 2014 (UTC)

That name's OK, but consider this::

Here are a few key questions:
 * Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
 * Do you understand conflict of interest?
 * Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. Daniel Case (talk) 02:15, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

I am proposing the following changes to meet the publication threshold: - replacing the first reference with http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=7929290, a secondary source that is not related to SCAN. - deleting the second reference. - replacing the fourth reference with http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131001005879/en/SCAN-Health-Plan-Announces-Medicare-Advantage-Benefits#.U7GYzUAedCM, a secondary source that is not related to SCAN.

Please let me know if these will be sufficient.
 * Please sign talk page posts with ~ which puts your sig on with a datestamp. Now, those refs. No. They are not reliable independent sources, IMO. The snapshot is very likely to be subject-supplied - most profiles and snapshots are. Businesswire is a press release site. Once again, subject-supplied info. You need to read WP:RS and go for totally independent stuff. Stuff that is not press release, profile or quoting large swathes of company spokespeople. Stuff that IS written by a recognised reviewer at a recognised neutral site, and which covers the business in reasonable depth. Peridon (talk) 17:50, 30 June 2014 (UTC)