User talk:Mems1644

Speedy deletion nomination of MEMS Industry Group

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A tag has been placed on MEMS Industry Group, 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.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion," which appears inside of the speedy deletion ({{db-...}}) tag (if no such tag exists, the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate). Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit the the page's talk page directly to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. ukexpat (talk) 15:38, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used 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, or organization. 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 or organization. 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, please see how to appeal a block.

--Orange Mike | Talk 16:00, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without good reason (see the blocking policy).

Mems1644 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

We are a non profit organization not trying to sell products or promote our business. I understand we have been blocked because the content of our page promotes our business. We did not intend to promote our business on wikipedia and won't let it happen again. We want to follow the wikipedia rules and make changes to our entire page and remove all content that suggests promotion or bias. We will edit our article to inform about our business and not to promote.

Decline reason:

I think there are more than enough comments below. Firstly, you need to request unblock as per the templated message above and give us a new user name that refers to a single user and has no link to the MEMS Industry Group. Secondly, in addition you need to answer BWilkins three questions below Ronhjones ^(Talk) 19:43, 30 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

(MEMS Industry Group (MIG) 16:40, 29 June 2011 (UTC))

Here are a few key questions:

Do you understand that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and not a business directory?
Do you understand conflict of interest?
Do you understand that to be considered for an encyclopedia article, the subject must be notable?

You are currently blocked because your username appears directly related to a company, group or product that you have been promoting, contrary to the username policy. Changing the username will not allow you to violate the 3 important principles above. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 17:05, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

You may also wish to read WP:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, for a more concise explanation of the links above. —Jeremy v^_^v ^{Components:V S M} 18:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And another key question. You say 'we'. Do you understand that accounts on Wikipedia are for individuals and not for groups (heck, not even for couples...)? Peridon (talk) 18:41, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

And to be clear, your username has been blocked because it violates the username policy; the article was deleted because it was way too promotional in tone. "Promotional" does not have to relate to the sale of products and services, it can also relate to "getting a message out there", or furthering the aims or mission of an organisation etc. Intention is irrelevant, it is tone and content that matter. – ukexpat (talk) 19:34, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I reviewed this unblock request but left it open for more discussion. I wouldn't consider unblocking this account, because it has a username that is the name of a real organization. I'd support welcoming you as a volunteer editor under a personal username, as long as you, like the rest of us, avoid writing about your own organization. -FisherQueen (talk · contribs) 22:21, 29 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]