User talk:Westdean

Speedy deletion of West Dean College
A tag has been placed on West Dean College, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam as well as the Business' FAQ for more information.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding  to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Lastly, please note that if the article does get deleted, you can contact one of these admins to request that a copy be emailed to you. justinfr (talk/contribs) 17:00, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

September 2008
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: It is the name of an organization, West Dean College, and is being used to promote that organization.. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.

You have several options freely available to you:
 * If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
 * If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
 * You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Changing username and follow the guidelines there.

justinfr (talk/contribs) 17:01, 2 September 2008 (UTC)

advice
As the reviewing administrator, to prevent deletion I essentially rewrote the article, since WD college is clearly important. It needs  further work following the guideline in W{:BFAQ which applies to such organisations also. In particular any remaining part which was tken from a web page or other published source must be rewritten, and in needs 3rd party published references. We can also use a photograph, if copyright is licensed under GFDL, as explained on the BFAQ page. DGG (talk) 19:41, 2 September 2008 (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 it is considered inappropriate for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organization 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?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. 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, please see how to appeal a block.

Apologies


 * You will also need to change your username to one that doesn't match the name of the college so closely. See Username policy for guidance on choosing a name.  Names like yours are problematic for three reasons: first, they are considered somewhat promotional, second, they imply that you are an official representative of the college when this may or may not be true, and third, they imply that the account doesn't necessarily belong to a single individual.  (Wikipedia does not allow "role accounts").  Also, you should more explicitly address how you will edit in the future to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest.  Mango juice talk 16:58, 3 September 2008 (UTC)

Following the advice received, I have tried to open a new account - which I don't seem to be able to do. When I clicked on create account, I got the message: Account creation from this IP address (81.130.225.102) has been temporarily restricted. Any ideas how I can proceed?


 * The current block on you allows account creation, so this shouldn't be happening. Can you try again?  Mango juice talk 14:04, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks - done it!