User talk:NAFCM

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, ask me on my talk page. You can also type {{help me}} on this page, followed by your question, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Hey man im josh (talk) 18:40, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:NAFCM

A tag has been placed on your user page, User:NAFCM, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be advertising which only promotes or publicises someone or something. Promotional editing of any kind is not permitted, whether it be promotion of a person, company, product, group, service, belief, or anything else. This 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 or advertising space. Please read the guidelines on spam, the guidelines on user pages, and, especially, our FAQ for Organizations.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the deleting administrator. Hey man im josh (talk) 18:40, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I don't understand why? It is clear the purpose of the page as per the instruction to explain why the organization name is used.

I've reviewed the links and I am unsure of why we were tagged for the speedy deletion. NAFCM (talk) 18:44, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I quote: we. This indicates your account is shared, which is against policy.

Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. 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, service, or website, regardless of your username. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. Silikonz (alt)💬 19:27, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the clarity, we have to adjust our policy for the updates to Wikipedia now that I understand the guidelines. Can we retain NAFCM as the user name but ensure only one person is updating? We are not promoting a company, group or organization; We are sharing information about Community Mediation which currently does not have a wiki page. I've seen the pages from Singapore and Australia which address community mediation as a government agency yet the USA and Canadian local centers are not mentioned. For clarity, I would have to create an article for "Community Mediation" and not "NAFCM - National Association for Community Mediation", correct because using the organization name would be considered promoting or advocating for the organization. All of the members of the NAFCM are volunteers and non are paid staff so all of the editing and writing is by volunteers includinge me who just spent 2 hours in wiki class learning the basic of creating a user page ands till failed. :)

I apologize for the long respond but I really want us to get this right as we have been working as volunteers for a year on creating the article for wikipedia and thus far we have all failed. Thank you for your time in responding and explaining. NAFCM (talk) 20:04, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Autobiographies of yourself or the company you represent are not allowed. That would be a conflict of interest. If your organisation is notable enough, others will naturally realise the requirement for creating a potential article. I suggest also reviewing the notability policy. Silikonz (alt)💬 20:08, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

November 2022

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

You may request a change of username and unblock if you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization. To do this, first search Special:CentralAuth for available usernames that comply with the username policy. Once you have found an acceptable username, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked. In your reasons, you must:

Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. Widr (talk) 18:43, 28 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]