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Hi! Jeffrey?
I have seen the articles that you have been creating and I suggest that you read this page which describes what you should think about when creating your first articles. Especially read this part:
:*Articles that do not meet notability by citing reliable published sources are likely to be deleted.
:*Do not create pages about yourself, your company, your band or your friends, pages that advertise, personal essays or other articles you would not find in an encyclopedia.
Which I'm guessing relatates to you.
Your user name
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!
I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: your username is the name of the group you are writing about. This implies a conflict of interest.. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?
I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.
You have several options freely available to you:
- If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it.
- If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.
- You can keep your contributions history under a new username. Visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the guidelines there.
{{#if:|{{{2}}}|Thank you.}} Kimchi.sg (talk) 06:05, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Notability of [[:GEERG]]
Image:Ambox warning pn.svgThe article :GEERG has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done because the article, which appeared to be about a real person, organization (band, club, company, etc.), or web content, did not indicate how or why the subject is notable, that is, why an article about that subject should be included in Wikipedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the notability of the subject may be deleted at any time. If you can indicate why the subject is really notable, you are free to re-create the article, making sure to cite any verifiable sources.
Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, and for specific types of articles, you may want to check out our criteria for biographies, for web sites, for musicians, or for companies. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Kimchi.sg (talk) 06:11, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image (Image:GEERG logo v1.jpg)
Image:Ambox warning blue.svg Thanks for uploading :Image:GEERG logo v1.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'image' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "Image" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Kimchi.sg (talk) 06:11, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Adding external links in the text
Hi, again! Please read WP:EL, it states e.g. External links should not normally be used in the body of an article, basically when you edit in the future try to think about what wikipedia is trying to be, an encyclopeadia, not a blog or a place to get good google ranking. --Stefan talk 14:57, 15 April 2009 (UTC)
Orphaned non-free image (File:Diving Almanac 2009 Cover.jpg)
Image:Ambox warning blue.svg Thanks for uploading :File:Diving Almanac 2009 Cover.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).
If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of 'file' pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. Cirt (talk) 07:43, 22 April 2009 (UTC)
In addition, accounts are for individuals only, not for companies or groups or other collective editing, and your username should reflect this.
Wikipedia is not a promotion website; this kind of activity is considered spam on Wikipedia, and forbidden by policies, and usernames that appear to be promotional also violate our username policy. Editing on Wikipedia is not intended to be used to promote anyone, or anything, and its use for that purpose will result in blocking of the account involved.
If you feel that there has been a mistake, please appeal this block by adding the text {{tlx|unblock|Your reason here}} on your user talk page or contacting the administrator who has blocked you. Your reason should include a clear response to this issue and a new username you wish to adopt that does not violate our username policy. Please check that your new username has not already been taken here. Closedmouth (talk) 08:52, 22 April 2009 (UTC)