User talk:SaveTheManatee

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Hello, I understand that my edits may seem like a conflict of interest as I am associated with Save the Manatee Club. We closely collaborate with Blue Spring State Park and along with the park we would like to add information about manatee research and a link to our live webcams that the public can watch. If my username is a problem, then I will be happy to change the username. I also have an account under a different name that I created "Cora_Florida" from which I can post. In addition, I will add external links as references instead of a link to the Save the Manatee Club homepage. Any advice to get the edits approved is appreciated.
 * This username indeed violates the username policy (specifically WP:GROUPNAME). If you want to have a separate account for "Save The Manatee"-related edits, you can request it to be renamed; for example, a userneame such as "Cora at Save The Manatee" would be acceptable. Or you can abandon this account and use only User:Cora Florida for all edits. Either way, properly declaring your conflict of interest on your user page would be a good idea, too; the policy on conflict of interest editing explains how to do that. If your association with the Clubt involves payments, you may have to disclose that; WP:PAID explains the disclosure requirements for paid editors.
 * Regarding the content you added, Wikipedia content should be a neutral summary of what reliable third-party sources such as newspapers, reputable magazines or academic textbooks have reported about the subject. You provided no such sources. I'd advise you to propose further changes where you have a conflict of interest on the respective article's talk page (here Talk:Blue Spring State Park) and to leave it to uninvolved editors to implement those changes if they are beneficial. You can add the code to such a request to raise awareness. Huon (talk) 23:01, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

February 2019
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which 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 yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. It also appears that your account is intended to be used for the purpose of telling the world about an organization, person 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. You may wish to consider one of these alternative outlets. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 23:57, 27 February 2019 (UTC)