User talk:Stephinamibia

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

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, website 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.
 * Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Probably not. See Wikipedia's FAQ for 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.
 * Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?


 * What can I do now?

If you have no interest in writing about some other topic than your organization, group, company, or product, you will probably not be allowed to edit Wikipedia again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead. If you do intend to make useful contributions about some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:


 * 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.
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 * 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, you may appeal this block by adding the text below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  07:37, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Need help?
Hi there! I'm a little worried that you stumbled into a block without really realizing why. If you need help or don't understand why you were blocked, please check out the New contributors' help page, the Teahouse or drop me an e-mail. Thanks! -- Gaurav (talk) 08:45, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

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. Max Semenik (talk) 11:31, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Please read these pages:
 * Wikipedia is not here to tell the world about your noble cause
 * WP:Conflict of interest
 * WP:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest
 * and then give rather more definite answers to the three questions asked above. You can simply answer below here, you do not need to make another unblock request while the previous one is open. JohnCD (talk) 12:47, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi again. I have now read all the recommended links and understand the concepts. I would very much appreciate if you would allow me to log in under a new user name so that I can edit my previous entry to avoid any of the issues indicated above. I would further appreciate, if someone could review my article before publishing - is that possible? As stated above, I am new to Wikipedia and am only slowly understanding how this works. I also had a look at wiki articles on several other charities and organisations to gain a better understanding. Please understand that no harm was intended and if you guys decide that there should not be an article about the Giraffe Conservation Foundation than that is fine. However, I do believe that we should be given the chance to explain ourselves and not be punished for our lack of experience with wikipedia. This is a steep learning curve for us and I would very much appreciate some help and guidance. Thank you.

Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Hi Steph, I have to say that I'm surprised that you were unblocked without having to give a commitment not to edit articles in which you have a conflict of interest. However, I never interfere in the unblocking process for users I have blocked for obvious reasons. There were all sorts of problems.
 * The article was a copyright violation of this page, which is marked © Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund 2010, all rights reserved. Copyrighted text is not allowed in Wikipedia, as outlined in this policy. That applies even to pages created by you or your organisation, unless they state clearly and explicitly that the text is public domain. There are ways to donate copyrighted text to Wikipedia, as described here; please note that simply asserting on the talk page that you are the owner of the copyright, or you have permission to use the text, isn't sufficient. But in any case the copyrighted text is far too promotional to be useful for Wikipedia's purposes, so there would not be any point in your jumping through all the hoops that are required.
 * It was written in a promotional tone. Articles must be neutral and encyclopaedic. Examples of unsourced claims presented as fact include: is dedicated to securing a future... the first and only non-profit... is the key focal organisation... ever expanding network... close working relationship... increasing awareness and outreach... plight... Importantly, GCF supports dedicated and innovative research... This is recognised as fundamental... astonishing... something of a pyrrhic victory... the continent wide decline... is limited, incomplete and unreliable... This information is essential...solid, user-friendly and interactive database for all stakeholders... Giraffe are an important African icon and keystone species, and as such are a key tourism and economic driver... A greater understanding of giraffe numbers and their conservation and genetic status is absolutely key to securing their future and maximising their economic benefit... GCF is committed to ensuring... GCF is facilitating and supporting... the giraffe remains largely misunderstood and under-studied... GCF has been the driving force... unique animal... is also one of the more fragile... This brings with it a raft of challenges... are being refined... our understanding improving all the time... The Giraffe Conservation Foundation's vision is that of a sustainable future where all giraffe populations and (sub)species are protected and secure in the wild... firmly established himself as the world's foremost authority... an eclectic group... first and to date only international charity dedicated solely...
 * The lengthy mission statement is also just spam. This is an encyclopaedia, not a free soapbox, you must stick to facts.
 * It did not provide independent verifiable sources to enable us to verify the facts and show that it meets the notability guidelines. I get the impression that this is a small operation, to establish notability you need to provide evidence of significant third-party coverage in reliable sources. Info on eg staff numbers and funding would also help.
 * You have an obvious conflict of interest when it comes to editing articles about this subject. Thank you for declaring your interest. If, after reading the information about notability linked above, you still believe that your organisation is notable enough for a Wikipedia article (and that there is significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources), you could, if you wish, post a request at Requested articles for the article to be created. See also Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest.

I'm not prepared to post the deleted text since it is copyright material. If you do decide to recreate, I strongly suggest that you do so here, and let me know when you are ready. I hope this helps  Jimfbleak -  talk to me?  07:03, 21 November 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll add that my unblocking of this account was an extension of good faith that you would take the trouble to understand Wikipedia policies and guidelines, and fix up your article submission as you promised, to be in compliance. I note that you have made no edits since I unblocked you, except to request a username change. Now that it is changed, as your next action, I suggest that you follow Jimfbleak's advice above and edit in your sandbox. You may contact him or me to review your work. ~Amatulić (talk) 17:36, 21 November 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Giraffe Conservation Foundation concern
Hi there, I'm HasteurBot. I just wanted to let you know that Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Giraffe Conservation Foundation, a page you created, has not been edited in at least 180 days. The Articles for Creation space is not an indefinite storage location for content that is not appropriate for articlespace.

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Thank you for your attention. HasteurBot (talk) 16:50, 20 August 2013 (UTC)

Your draft article, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Giraffe Conservation Foundation


Hello Stephinamibia. It has been over six months since you last edited your WP:AFC draft article submission, entitled "Giraffe Conservation Foundation".

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Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. HasteurBot (talk) 01:01, 17 December 2013 (UTC)