User talk:Soundviewschool

I attempted the change, but it said I was still blocked...any help Peridon ?


 * Mrs. Tenovec, due to some arcane legal reasons, every individual who contributes content to Wikipedia must have their own username. So every student in your class who contributes would have to create a separate account, even if they are working together, and every student's contributions must be entered by them. Is this possible?
 * I applaud you for your use of Wikipedia in the classroom and I hope that you read our guidelines for school projects. I think Wikipedia can be an excellent educational opportunity, but I hope that you will consider getting some guidance from editors with experience both in Wikipedia's sometimes difficult practices and in successfully using Wikipedia as a teaching too. Danger (talk) 22:05, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * The arcane legal reason is so that the copyright in every edit is attributed to the right person. (Even though most of us are for one reason or another anonymous, this has to be done. I'm sure that, as a teacher, you can see a point in this...) It is quite possible for every student to have their own account. In fact, it is normally mandated under our rules, if they are going to make edits themselves. I assume you have kept the password to yourself - if not, there will have to be a new account for you too. (I remember some very respectable Year 8 kids telling me the number for a new coded lock on one of the school doors - and I wasn't even aware the lock had been fitted! It definitely was a staff only number... Supposedly.) Don't worry about not knowing everything about Wikipedia. Both Danger and I are admins, and I don't know everything. (He/she might.....) Wikipedia is somewhat like a cross between Wonderland and Gormenghast in some ways, so don't be afraid to ask. It might be an idea to hint to the class that the nice friendly admins (most of us) can and do block users for abuse of editing privileges - but look at WP:BEANS first. Peridon (talk) 22:30, 10 October 2011 (UTC)


 * I'm dumb and didn't actually press the button to unblock you. You should be able to edit now. Many apologies. Danger (talk) 23:04, 10 October 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm glad I'm not the only one that does that... Peridon (talk) 09:18, 11 October 2011 (UTC)

October 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Soundviewschool) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this :
 * 1) It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
 * 2) Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Alan the Roving Ambassador (User:N5iln) (talk) 20:46, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company, organization, or clients. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:
 * What can I do now?


 * Add the text on your user talk page.
 * Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
 * Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:
 * Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
 * Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. --Orangemike (talk) 20:47, 10 October 2011 (UTC)