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Welcome

Hello, Ivylpage, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you have edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been reverted for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of deletion, you might like to draft your article before submission, then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing.

If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 17:38, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comments for the article Ivy Page

Hi!

Could you help me with drafting this article? What do I need to do to proceed?

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ivylpage (talk • contribs) 12:49, February 12, 2010

Actually, the article already exists in the main space. Also, contrary to the note left on your page, no one has threatened to delete the article. The note I left above is customary, to make you aware of the policies and practices here; so you son't get caught off-guard should anyone else have a problem with the article. Anyone else would immediately tell you that you shouldn't have created it yourself, and that the common mantra held here is that if you really are notable, someone else will likely beat you to it.

I'd recommend seeking out review from other users, most effectively done at Wikipedia:Peer review. I'm afraid that I can't offer my own services as my access is intermittent and unreliable. If you can't seem to get comments, I'll see if I can get one or two other admins to look at it for you. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 18:28, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. - CobaltBlueTony™ _talk 18:28, 12 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Username

Are you, in fact, Ivy Page? If so, can you contact me personally about this? If not, please change your username as we do not allow the use of notable real living or recently deceased individuals' personal names unless they are those individuals and can prove it. Daniel Case (talk) 00:55, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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 Are you, in fact, [[Ivy Page]]? If so, can you contact me personally about this? If not, please [[WP:CHU|change your username]] as we do not allow the use of notable real living or recently deceased individuals' personal names unless they are those individuals and can prove it. [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]] ([[User talk:Daniel Case|talk]]) 00:55, 14 February 2010 (UTC)
-== Username blocked ==
-<div class="user-block">[[Image:Stop_x_nuvola.svg|left|35px]]<span style="font-size: 105%;">Your account has been '''blocked from editing Wikipedia''' because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.</span></br>
-<p>'''Why can't I edit Wikipedia?'''</br>
-<p>Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity.  The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on [[WP:SPAM|spamming]], which include: [[WP:LINKSPAM|adding inappropriate external links]], [[WP:SPAM|posting advertisements]], and [[WP:PROMOTION|using Wikipedia for promotion]]. Although Wikipedia has a great many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, it is considered [[WP:COI|inappropriate]] for such groups to use Wikipedia to write about themselves. ''In addition'', usernames like yours are disallowed under our [[WP:ORGNAME|username policy]].
-;Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?
-Probably not.  See [[Wikipedia:FAQ/Organization]] for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position.  Also, review the [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|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 [[WP:Alternative outlets|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 [[WP:ADMIN|Wikipedia administrator]] that you mean it.  To that end, please do the following:
-*Add the text <!-- Copy the text as it appears on your page, not as it appears in this edit area. Do not include the "tlx" argument. -->{{tlx|unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} below this message box.
-*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 [[WP:U|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 [[Wikipedia:Appealing a block|appeal a block]]. {{#if:yes|···[[User:Nihonjoe|<font color="darkgreen">日本穣</font>]]<sup>[[Help:Installing Japanese character sets|?]]</sup> · <small><font color="blue">[[Special:Contributions/Nihonjoe|投稿]]</font> · [[User talk:Nihonjoe|Talk to Nihonjoe]]</small> 20:35, 18 February 2010 (UTC)}}</div><!-- Template:Uw-softerblock -->{{#switch:User talk|User|User talk=[[Category:Wikipedians who are indefinitely blocked for promotional user names|{{PAGENAME}}]]}}{{z17}}<!-- Template:Uw-coiublock -->