User talk:TSatJPL

Your username
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created James Prendergast Library, and I noticed that your username, "JamesPrendergast", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 17:24, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

I created the username JamesPrendergast so that whoever is Director of the library can edit this page. I am currently the Director, but I assume Wikipedia will be around for many years to come. I did read the username policy. We are a nonprofit, public library. Should I change the name to JamesPrendergastDirector? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:JamesPrendergast&action=edit&section=1#


 * No. Per the username policy, usernames cannot be shared or be that of a position.  They are only for one person to use and only that person.  If you wish to indicate the name of your library in your username, you can format it as "YourName of James Prendergast Library" or "YourName of JP Library" or something similar.(you don't have to use your real name)
 * After you change your name, and before you edit further, you should review the conflict of interest policy and the paid editing policy. As you work for the library, you are required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use to comply with the paid editing policy. 331dot (talk) 17:50, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
 * I would add that posting things like the library's social media accounts isn't what Wikipedia is for and could be considered a form of promotion. I would add that Wikipedia does not treat nonprofit entities any differently than for-profit entities. 331dot (talk) 17:51, 31 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017
Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to James Prendergast Library. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated (whether as a link in article text, or a citation in an article), and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the page, please discuss it on the associated talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 17:33, 31 January 2017 (UTC)