User talk:BLT298858

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Unfortunately, there are some problems with this account and its editing.

Firstly, your user name, including the initials "BLT" suggests that the account represents the British Liver Trust, which is contrary to Wikipedia policy, as an account is for an individual, not an organisation. A user name such as "Joanne Smith at BT" or "Joe at BLT" would be acceptable, as it would make it clear that the account is for an individual, and in my opinion it would be better than a name which does not mention the trust, as it has the advantage of transparency. In any case, you should not continue to edit from this account with its present username. It is possible to request a change of username, as explained at Wikipedia:Changing username, but it is easier to just abandon this account, and create a new one, which should be for one person only.

Secondly, the article you created looks rather promotional. If I thought it was so promotional as to be blatant spam, I would have deleted the article, but there is still too much of a promotional feel to it. Particularly striking was your comment about how donations can be made, as it looked as though it was there for the purpose of encouraging Wikipedia readers to follow the link and donate. Since linking for such a purpose is contrary to Wikipedia policy, I have removed it.

Thirdly, if you are in any way associated with the British Liver Trust, as seems probable, you should be aware of Wikipedia's guidelines on conflict of interest, which discourage editing of an article about an organisation in which you are involved. Furthermore, if you are paid by the organisation, then you must say so: this is not just a guideline, but one of the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use, so that editing without disclosing a connection to paid work would be illegal.

Fourthly, the article does not show that the trust satisfies Wikipedia's notability guidelines. In order to show that it does, the article needs references to substantial coverage of the Trust in independent relaible sources: sources associated to the trust, such as its own web site, while useful for verification of information, are of no use in establishing notability. Any article on a subject which does not satisfy Wikipedia's notability guidelines is likely to be deleted.

The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 12:14, 24 November 2015 (UTC)