This page was created as an information page about our company, Dust Control Technology, using the Dow Corning page (already in existence) on Wikipedia as a template. I just went back and re-read that page and its content is no less self-promotional than ours. If we need to use References other than those created by ourselves, there have been a number of editorial articles written about our company and our equipment. If this is still not agreeable, then I question the reasoning our information page is not allowed, yet Dow Corning's is.
Dustboss ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
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My apologies, I did not realize we cannot use our product name for a username. This was only done because that is the username/password combo we have used for certain accounts where multiple people may be making changes/updates. This was not done in an effort to offend or merely for self-promotion, it is just a way we can keep certain online accounts accessible to multiple people without having to worry about generating numerous username/password combinations. I will request a change in our username.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Block_infobox.png
I responded to another administrator regarding the username. When I created the name and gave my initial response, I didn't realize the policy prohibited more than one user from using a login. That being said, I will ensure that each user has their own login. Secondly, I realize the article was viewed as "advertising" and was deleted. I've offered to rewrite the article but am not sure how our company info page differs from that of Dow Corning and Maui Jim (both pages were referenced as a template when writing ours). If you could offer some tips on how our page should be rewritten, I will do so as soon as it is undeleted. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
-- Dust Control Technology 18:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Dustboss, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages: user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for businesses.
If you can indicate why the page is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{
hangon}}
on the top of the page in question and leave a note on this page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
Calton |
Talk 02:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Our username policy provides guidance on selecting your username. In brief, usernames should not be offensive, disruptive, promotional, misleading, or related to a 'real-world' group or organization. Also, usernames may not end with the string "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.
If you have already made edits and wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name you may request a change in username. To do so, please follow these directions:
{{
unblock-un|your new username here}}
on
your user talk page. This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can usually still edit your own talk page.{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
on
your user talk page or emailing the administrator who blocked you. - Dank (
push to talk) 02:27, 30 June 2009 (UTC)A further consideration; wikipedia does not accept group or shared accounts. Are you prepared to stipulate that this account, if unblocked and with a new username, will be used by one person only? -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 15:08, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Anthony, that will be fine. I will follow that stipulation, should you unblock my account. I do have a question also about the user page being deleted. I've found several other Wiki pages on companies which contain the same type of information — for example, Dow Corning and Maui Jim. Do I need to communicate with you about this issue? Or how do I appeal this? -- Dust Control Technology 18:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
This page was created as an information page about our company, Dust Control Technology, using the Dow Corning page (already in existence) on Wikipedia as a template. I just went back and re-read that page and its content is no less self-promotional than ours. If we need to use References other than those created by ourselves, there have been a number of editorial articles written about our company and our equipment. If this is still not agreeable, then I question the reasoning our information page is not allowed, yet Dow Corning's is.
Dustboss ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Requested username:
Request reason:
My apologies, I did not realize we cannot use our product name for a username. This was only done because that is the username/password combo we have used for certain accounts where multiple people may be making changes/updates. This was not done in an effort to offend or merely for self-promotion, it is just a way we can keep certain online accounts accessible to multiple people without having to worry about generating numerous username/password combinations. I will request a change in our username.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Block_infobox.png
I responded to another administrator regarding the username. When I created the name and gave my initial response, I didn't realize the policy prohibited more than one user from using a login. That being said, I will ensure that each user has their own login. Secondly, I realize the article was viewed as "advertising" and was deleted. I've offered to rewrite the article but am not sure how our company info page differs from that of Dow Corning and Maui Jim (both pages were referenced as a template when writing ours). If you could offer some tips on how our page should be rewritten, I will do so as soon as it is undeleted. Thanks in advance for your consideration.
-- Dust Control Technology 18:15, 2 July 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on your user page, User:Dustboss, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be blatant advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person, and which is a violation of our policies regarding acceptable use of user pages: user pages are intended for active editors of Wikipedia to communicate with one another as part of the process of creating encyclopedic content, and should not be mistaken for free webhosting resources. Please read the general criteria for speedy deletion, particularly item 11, as well as the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for businesses.
If you can indicate why the page is not blatant advertising, you may contest the tagging. To do this, please add {{
hangon}}
on the top of the page in question and leave a note on this page explaining your position. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this.
Calton |
Talk 02:11, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Our username policy provides guidance on selecting your username. In brief, usernames should not be offensive, disruptive, promotional, misleading, or related to a 'real-world' group or organization. Also, usernames may not end with the string "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.
If you have already made edits and wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name you may request a change in username. To do so, please follow these directions:
{{
unblock-un|your new username here}}
on
your user talk page. This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can usually still edit your own talk page.{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
on
your user talk page or emailing the administrator who blocked you. - Dank (
push to talk) 02:27, 30 June 2009 (UTC)A further consideration; wikipedia does not accept group or shared accounts. Are you prepared to stipulate that this account, if unblocked and with a new username, will be used by one person only? -- Anthony.bradbury "talk" 15:08, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
Anthony, that will be fine. I will follow that stipulation, should you unblock my account. I do have a question also about the user page being deleted. I've found several other Wiki pages on companies which contain the same type of information — for example, Dow Corning and Maui Jim. Do I need to communicate with you about this issue? Or how do I appeal this? -- Dust Control Technology 18:57, 30 June 2009 (UTC)