User talk:SDSU MediaRelations

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Hello, SDSU MediaRelations, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was San Diego State University, which 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.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. 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.

One 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. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * How to edit a page and How to develop articles
 * How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
 * Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Bahooka (talk) 20:12, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

San Diego State University
Hi there, I've undone all of your edits to San Diego State University due to the blatant conflict of interest your username suggests. I'd urge you to view the username policy. I apologise that this may seem slightly harsh, but addressing a conflict of interest/shared username now means it's more likely you'll be able to contribute in the future. Thank you. samtar (msg) 20:17, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Your user name
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "SDSU MediaRelations", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because *Wikipedia accounts must be for individuals only, who are personally responsible for them, and accounts whose usernames are the names of groups or organizations are not permitted.

A username of the form "James at SDSU" would be acceptable, and would serve to declare your interest. If more than one person wishes to edit, all are welcome but each must register their own account.

Also, Wikipedia is not a place for people or organizations to "tell the world" about themselves. Even with an individual username, in editing about San Diego State University you would have, from our point of view, a Conflict of interest, and should read that page and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide.

If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. JohnCD (talk) 20:41, 30 September 2015 (UTC)