User talk:AdPha CB11

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello AdPha! Your additions to The Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, it's important to understand and adhere to guidelines about using information from sources to prevent copyright and plagiarism issues. Here are the key points:

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices. Persistent failure to comply may result in being blocked from editing. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. win8x (talk) 23:28, 18 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I am updating on behalf of our organisation Advanced Pharmacy Australia so have permission to reference both their website and copy. I can update the content so it paraphrases the content from our website. Can you please revert back to my last edit so I can do this? AdPha (talk) 00:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, you cannot do that. You have a conflict of interest with AdPha. I have left a COI notice underneath for you. win8x (talk) 03:08, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies but I am a little confused. I have requested to change my username to Caroline_AdPha and if this now complies, can I go back to editing? I'm not clear what I am not complying with in terms of the content I added. AdPha CB11 (talk) 00:09, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not really. I recommend you read the big blue box below, especially the conflict of interest section. I cannot see that you requested a rename or created an account, let me know if I can help you in doing that. win8x (talk) 01:59, 20 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "AdPha", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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Thank you. Alexf^(talk) 13:35, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Alexf Are you sure "AdPha CB11" isn't a "Mark at WidgetsUSA" situation? They did do a rename from just "AdPha". --Ahecht (TALK
PAGE) 19:15, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Ahecht: No I am not sure, but I did not see a rename. The name is still a violation as it does not say the likes of "Mark at Widgets", but still says the name of the company they are spamming for. In my view, adding a letter or two after the name does not change the underlying issue, (not to mention WP:PAID which is still another unresolved issue). -- Alexf^(talk) 21:53, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]