User talk:TEK Industries

Conflict of interest and username issue
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (TEK Industries) 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.
 * 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. —C.Fred (talk) 22:43, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; you are welcome to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text below this notice. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 23:21, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

In response to this email:


 * I logged into the TEK page to make some edits and found I was locked out. I've read your comments and am still unsure as to why. I've been in the process of trying to set up a page for our company, TEK Industries. I was under the impression companies had listing on Wikipedia. If I've used the wrong format, could you direct me to the correct one, or explain what I need to do in order to list our company with Wikipedia.

Companies do not have listings, per se. Notable companies have articles written about them by independent editors, who build the article off of reliable sources.

TEK Industries does not have an article and, based on the draft at User:TEK Industries, I'm not sure the company is yet a notable company per Wikipedia's definition, so an article created about it would be speedy deleted for failing to assert significance.

It is not impossible for you to start an article on TEK Industries. However, because of your conflict of interest, you must create the article very carefully, making sure you write from neutral point of view. (You should probably expect extra scrutiny from other editors to make sure you're not using the article as blatant advertising for the company.)

Finally, the reason for the block is your username. Your username must represent you, not your company. It could be your real name (although that's not always advisable) or some other descriptor about you. Any sort of username that implies official representation of the company (e.g., User:TEK Industries, User:TEK Marketing, User:TEK Public Relations) is not permissible. —C.Fred (talk) 21:08, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of User:TEK Industries


A tag has been placed on User:TEK Industries, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Business for more information.

If you think that the page was nominated in error, contest the nomination by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion" in the speedy deletion tag. Doing so will take you to the talk page where you can explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be removed without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but do not hesitate to add information that is consistent with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Peacock (talk) 21:33, 28 November 2012 (UTC)