User talk:Skywaybridge

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March 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (Skywaybridge) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this:

It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization.
Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.

The Bushranger _{One ping only} 22:36, 2 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

{{help me}} while i use skywaybridge as a username, it represents only me. i am not promoting a website for personal purposes. i run no ads, have no mailing lists, and make zero money with the site. it is a well documented site dedicated to skyway jumpers. i am the only one that runs the site and can not understand why i can not link to it for the references and content it provides. will changing my username really make a difference? what can i do to get the site listed as a reference or external link? it's simply a site i run and feel it has a worthy offering to people interested in the bridge and it's use for suicide jumpers. thank you. Skywaybridge (talk) 22:11, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

It makes no difference whether there are ads, or you make money from it. Wikipedia is not to be used for promoting things.
Changing your user-name is essential - it isn't a matter of it making a difference. As stated above, Your account cannot represent a group of people. In addition, Promotional usernames used to promote a website are not permitted. As you are posting links to a website, clearly you are promoting it.
I do not believe that the website mentioned would meet the criteria explained in WP:EL, so no - I do not think the site can be used on Wikipedia. I'm sorry. Chzz ► 22:27, 5 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of User:Skywaybridge

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A tag has been placed on User:Skywaybridge, 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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Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, your account has been blocked; you are welcome to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you.