User talk:TaosLandAndFilm

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Hello, TaosLandAndFilm, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

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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.

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, you may appeal this block by adding the text below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 04:35, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * When you say "we," am I to understand that this account is used by more than one person? --Chris (talk) 16:00, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * I am the only user. I say 'we' because I did not create the content which is being referenced in some of the wikipedia entries. I am acting as a technical / administrative assistant and am the only one with the access credentials to the TaosLandAndFilm (indyfilmmaker) wikipedia user account  Jeff_TLF (talk) 18:38, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Alright. I will unblock your account so you may file a rename request, so long as you understand that this account is yours and cannot be shared -- this means that you should be content to edit under the name "indyfilmmaker" forever, even if you change employers or careers.  --Chris (talk) 18:44, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Considering that, do I have the option at this stage to request a username change to something less industry specific? Say, 'DesertDruid' ?  Jeff_TLF (talk) 18:48, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes, absolutely. Just amend your unblock request above: look for the unblock-spamun tag and change "indyfilmmaker" to whatever name you would like.  Also, have a check at Special:ListUsers to make sure that the account name you want is not already in use.  --Chris (talk) 18:52, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you. After reviewing the username change pages, I am not clear on the first step (syntax and location) to make the request. Any quick tips? Jeff_TLF (talk) 19:16, 9 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Sure: go to WP:CHUS. There should be a list of steps there.  Number 5 has a link to create a new request.  Click that, then add your current username (TaosLandAndFilm) after CURRENT=, your requested name after NEW=, and a reason after REASON=.  If you don't know what to put for a reason,  WP:CORPNAME  should be sufficient.  Let me know if you need any more assistance.  --Chris (talk) 19:33, 9 February 2012 (UTC)