User talk:Karla Urwitz

A belated welcome!

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Karla Urwitz! I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may still benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Again, welcome! - FlightTime (open channel) 20:18, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Attention needed at username change request

Hello. A renamer or clerk has responded to your username change request, but requires clarification before moving forward. Please follow up at your username change request entry as soon as possible. Thank you. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:12, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Usernames need to represent an individual not a business or corporation per WP:PROMONAME and WP:ISU. Thank you, - FlightTime (open channel) 17:15, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Gotcha but can I create a page under this username for my business? BWKTravelKU (talk) 17:17, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, per WP:COI, however you can request that someone else write one, follow the instructions here. It would be best that you request a change of username first. - FlightTime (open channel) 17:52, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:PAID applies 🇺🇦 Fiddle^Timtrent Faddle^Talk to me 🇺🇦 19:39, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can not write about your business, are you reviewing the links I've left you to our guidelines, you can not write about your business regardless of your username. If you just want to advertise try facebook, Wikipedia is NOT for advertising, Sorry. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:42, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No I am not trying to advertise but write about a business, mine or others. I see business' on here so I thought I could write about them. BWKTravelKU (talk) 19:47, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, still not allowed. - FlightTime (open channel) 19:56, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No worries as you mentioned I can request someone do it for me. I still would like my username changed to Karla Urwitz BWKTravelKU (talk) 19:57, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That you can do, ust open a new request and if I'm still online I will see if everything is OK (I don't see any problems, just a few other I'll need to check) I'll process your request. Cheers, - FlightTime (open channel) 20:01, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done Happy editing - FlightTime (open channel) 20:10, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Karla Urwitz

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A tag has been placed on User:Karla Urwitz, 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:

It seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, product, group, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. (See section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion.) Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.
It appears to consist of writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals. Please note that Wikipedia is not a free Web hosting service. (See section U5 of the criteria for speedy deletion.)

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. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 20:22, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not a business directory, so a company is not entitled to have a Wikipedia article just because it exists. All topics must be notable by Wikipedia's definition to merit inclusion. In the specific case of a company, it must meet the notability criteria for companies and organizations. For this to happen, the company must have already received significant coverage in multiple reliable and independent sources. We have no interest in what a company wishes to say about itself, as this is an inherent conflict of interest. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:25, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 2024

Hello Karla Urwitz. The nature of your edits gives the impression you have an undisclosed financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. Paid advocacy is a category of conflict of interest (COI) editing that involves being employed (or being compensated in any way) by a person, group, company or organization to promote their interests. Paid advocacy on Wikipedia must be disclosed even if you have not specifically been asked to edit Wikipedia. Undisclosed paid advocacy is prohibited by our policies on neutral point of view and what Wikipedia is not, and is an especially serious type of COI; the Wikimedia Foundation regards it as a "black hat" practice akin to black-hat search-engine optimization.

Paid advocates are strongly discouraged from direct article editing, and should instead propose changes on the talk page of the article in question if an article exists. If the article does not exist, paid advocates are strongly discouraged from attempting to write an article at all. At best, any proposed article creation should be submitted through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

Regardless, if you are receiving or expect to receive compensation for your edits, broadly construed, you are required by the Wikimedia Terms of Use to disclose your employer, client and affiliation. You can post such a mandatory disclosure to your user page at User:Karla Urwitz. The template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=Karla Urwitz|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. If I am mistaken – you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits – please state that in response to this message. Otherwise, please provide the required disclosure. In either case, do not edit further until you answer this message. You are considered a paid editor with regards to BWK Travel. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 20:24, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because (your reason here) --Karla Urwitz (talk) 20:31, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I am in the process of changing it. I literally hit publish and realized I couldn't put business information in there and you all flagged it. Give a person a change to change it.

Note: If someone creates the article, you can not edit it either, you'll need to request your edits using {{Edit COI}} (read the edit request's documentation before using it) and read and follow the instructions at WP:PAID, Just a heads up. - FlightTime (open channel) 20:45, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your userpage (User:Karla Urwitz) is a place where you can write a small amount about yourself, as long as it complies with Wikipedia's userpage guidelines. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 20:48, 12 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome, Karla Urwitz!

Welcome to Wikipedia, Karla Urwitz! I'm Ozzie10aaaa, and I've been assigned as your mentor. About half of new Wikipedia accounts receive a mentor chosen randomly from a list of volunteers. It just means I'm here to help with anything you need! We need to have all kinds of people working together to create an online encyclopedia, so I'm glad you're here. Over time, you will figure out what you enjoy doing the most on Wikipedia.

You might have noticed that you have access to a tutorial and suggested edits. It's recommended that you take advantage of this, as it'll make learning how to edit Wikipedia easier.

If you need assistance with anything or have any questions, click on the "Get editing help" button on the bottom right corner of your screen. This will open up a module with links to help pages and a place to ask me questions. You can also ask me questions directly on my talk page, or go here to get help from the wider community.

Again, welcome to Wikipedia!--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 12:21, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]