User talk:Stylesdjcl

Why am I blocked
Here is what happened I am an editor on the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. Currently, the wikipedia page is incorrect and I tried to change it; however, someone kept undoing my changes. Every time the word journal, which refers to the Delaware Corporate Law Journal, is used it should be italicized. We are no different than Harvard's Law Review, Penn's Law Review, etc. If you go to their wikipedia page you will see every time Law Review or Review is used they are italicized. I do not know why I am blocked, currently the site is wrong and we just want it corrected. I eventually changed journal to Delaware Corporate Law Journal because wikipedia is incorrect. Can you please explain why I was blocked when all I was trying to do was correct something that is wrong.

Hello Stylesdjcl. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
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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. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  21:15, 24 May 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, or organization. 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?

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If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. -- Orange Mike  &#x007C;   Talk  21:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Hi! Do you really think it's good, readable style to write the full name of this journal every time it is mentioned? Wikipedia is going for a clear, readable prose style, and your changes don't make this article better- written. In any case, this is not relevant to your block: you are blocked because your username is against Wikipedia's username rules, because it is the name of an organization. If you'd like to edit Wikipedia, you'll need a personal username, and you'll be expected, like all of us, to focus your attention on subjects other than those in which you have a conflict of interest. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 23:35, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure why the articles you mention use an italicized word rather than a simple descriptive one. But they aren't necessarily an example to follow- it might be that this article is the one they should resemble.  You'll be welcome to discuss it with others, and reach a consensus about how this article should be written, once you've sorted out your username issue.  -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 23:38, 25 May 2011 (UTC)