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I noticed that one of the first pages you edited was Draft:RST, which 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 page.

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Your submission at Articles for creation: RST (June 16)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by KylieTastic was:

This draft's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article. In summary, the draft needs multiple published sources that are:

in-depth (not just brief mentions about the subject or routine announcements)
reliable
secondary
strictly independent of the subject

Make sure you add references that meet all four of these criteria before resubmitting. Learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue. If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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KylieTastic (talk) 18:41, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Rst-moto! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! KylieTastic (talk) 18:41, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

June 2023

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, club, organization, company, or website, I have blocked this account from editing. You are welcome to continue editing after you have chosen a new username that complies with Wikipedia's username policy.

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Thank you. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 18:54, 16 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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

Requested username:

Chris Impey (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

Removing Company name from user name to not breach Wikipedia regulations Rst-moto (talk) 14:57, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

I have renamed and unblocked your account. Welcome back. PhilKnight (talk) 14:47, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not "Wiki". From your user name and editing, it appears clear that you are being paid or compensated to edit Wikipedia, which would include being asked or expected to do so as a duty of employment or internship. If that is the case, the "conflict of interest" disclosure is not sufficient. You must specifically use {{paid}}, which both discloses that you are being paid to edit and discloses who is paying. If unblocked, will you correct this? Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 18:37, 19 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

{{paid}} disclosure moved to userpage by Drm310 Thank you for the advice. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chris Impey (talk • contribs)

I moved your paid disclosure to your userpage (User:Chris Impey), which is its proper place.

A reminder that for every article you edit on behalf of your employer/client, you must identify it... either by listing it on your userpage, or on each article's talk page using the {{connected contributor (paid)}} template. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:52, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

And, in addition, there shouldn't be any articles you edit for which you are being paid. Paid editors are required to abide by the conflict of interest guidelines, so if you believe an edit is needed to an article you're paid for, suggest the edit on the talk page, and add {{request edit}} to ask for an editor without a COI to review the edit and make it if appropriate. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 15:02, 20 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:RST (brand)

Hello, Chris Impey. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "RST".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. ✗plicit 23:26, 27 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]