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Welcome!

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was User:AfricaLics/sandbox, which 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 another editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. 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.

One 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. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! RedPanda25 18:47, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User page moved

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Your main "user page," User:AfricaLics, is meant for you to say a few things about yourself as an editor, such as what topic areas you want to write about. It is not meant for drafting new articles. I moved the page to User:AfricaLics/sandbox2.

I noticed it is very similar to User:AfricaLics/sandbox. If you don't need the second copy, just replace the contents of one or both pages with {{db-user}} and an administrator will delete it within a few hours.

Also, please read the notes above. Also read WP:Username policy, WP:Conflict of interest, and WP:Paid editing disclosure.

I will be putting a template on your talk page that may result in you being temporarily blocked from editing until you change your username, because your username suggests that you "represent" or are "writing on behalf of" African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems. It also suggests that it is either being used by more than one person or may be used by a different person in the future. Please consider asking for it to be changed, perhaps to something like Somenickname at AfricaLics. Note that "role" nicknames like "Chair at AfricaLics" are not allowed. Real names are allowed but not encouraged. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:00, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

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Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "AfricaLics", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it implies shared use and it implies that you are writing on behalf of African Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs) 19:02, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:AfricaLics/sandbox2

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If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on User:AfricaLics/sandbox2, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. JW 1961 Talk 19:51, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:AfricaLics/sandbox

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If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.

You may want to consider using the Article Wizard to help you create articles.

A tag has been placed on User:AfricaLics/sandbox, requesting that it be deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under two or more of the criteria for speedy deletion, by which pages can be deleted at any time, without discussion. If the page meets any of these strictly-defined criteria, then it may soon be deleted by an administrator. The reasons it has been tagged are:

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, or if you have already done so, you can place a request here. JW 1961 Talk 19:52, 10 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

November 2020

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Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit.

Please also note that you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text

{{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}

at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names.

 Thank you. TheSandDoctor Talk 07:49, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]
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