User talk:Emeraldwater

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Speedy deletion nomination of Emerald Water, Inc.

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A tag has been placed on Emerald Water, Inc., requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service or person and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become an encyclopedia article. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Business for more information.

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Deletion

"As a company that is responsible for assisting such esteemed institutions as the NYC Department of Education, and several NJ municipalities, it is important that a Wikipedia entry be available to substantiate its services." No, that's not how it works. We record things and people that have already got good coverage (see WP:RS) to prove that they meet notability standards (in this case WP:CORP). And then, there is WP:NPOV. Failed by saying amongst other things that the company staff are "extremely passionate about the benefits of bottleless water coolers". Are they? Really? Tiramisu or mandarin cheesecake, I could understand. But not bottleless water coolers. What to do? First, get unblocked if you can for a name change. Read CORP. If you think Emerald will pass, look for RS. Then lock the PR department out and write a new article in your userspace, say at User:Enteryournewname/DRAFT. Ask for advice and opinion. Keep the PR dept out of it. Not every company gets an article. Don't be offended if this one doesn't. Probably means you're doing a steady good job without exciting anyone (except the PR dept, but if they get passionate about water coolers, well...) Good luck. Peridon (talk)

March 2012

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites that allow this instead.

What can I do now?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company, organization, or clients. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

Add the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} on your user talk page.
Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See Special:Listusers to search for available usernames. Your new username will need to meet our username policy.
Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:

Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Peridon (talk) 21:15, 27 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]