User talk:Zfirst

If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about, 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 from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
 * 1) editing articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with;
 * 2) participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors;
 * 3) linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam);
 * and you must always:
 * 1) avoid breaching relevant policies and guidelines, especially neutral point of view, verifiability, and autobiography.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see Business' FAQ. For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see Conflict of Interest. -- Mufka (u) (t) (c) 02:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC)

Blocked
This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because your username matches the name of a company, which you have attempted to promote through your contributions.


 * This is often not a reflection on the user, and you are encouraged to choose a new account name which does meet our guidelines and are invited to contribute to Wikipedia under an appropriate username. If you feel this block was made in error, you may quickly and easily appeal it - see below.

Our username policy provides guidance on selecting your username. In brief, usernames should not be offensive, disruptive, promotional, related to a 'real-world' group or organization, confusing, or misleading.

If you have already made edits and wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name you may request a change in username which is quick and easy. To do so, please follow these directions:
 * Add  This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can still edit your own talk page.
 * At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
 * Please note, you may only request a name that is not already in use. The account is created upon acceptance – do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change since we can far easier allocate your new name to you, if it is not yet used. Usernames that have already been taken are listed here. For more information, please visit Changing username.

Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will deactivate the block as soon as possible. You may also appeal this username block by adding the text  or emailing the administrator who blocked you.


 * Note to any admins reviewing future unblock requests: I have been in contact with this user via email and have been working with him to explain our policies regarding conflicts of interest and neutrality. If you are reviewing an unblock, you do not need to contact me - assuming the requested name is not taken and conforms to policy, please assume good faith and accept the rename request. Thank you. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 19:24, 7 May 2008 (UTC)


 * Note: Your IP address may still be blocked - if that is the case, your block message should contain a template code that begins with {{unblock-auto or {{unblock-ip . Copy that code here, and we'll be able to clear the rest of your block. Sorry, this was my mistake. Hers fold  (t/a/c) 20:19, 7 May 2008 (UTC)