User talk:Podstallahassee

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to PODS (company). Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 13:37, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am a franchisee of PODS and do not consider providing location information about the company’s reach as an advertisement

Username[edit]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because The name is a company name used for advertising your location.. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account and use that for editing. Thank you. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 14:03, October 28, 2009

I / we pick our user names by attaching a geo-locator so those who actually are involved in the protection of our brand can see who is making changes. Ex podsatl or podsmiami

--Podstallahassee (talk) 14:09, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

If you're just here to add links to your franchise, then you're barking up the wrong tree. Wikipedia is not meant to be a place for advertising. See WP:ADVERT. — HelloAnnyong ^{(say whaaat?!)} 14:11, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Username blocked[edit]

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Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

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See also Wikipedia:Appealing a block for more information. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe 14:14, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The two locations I attempted to edit include the Tallahassee and PODS pages. First how is adding additional information to the Tallahassee page about business that have there headquarters in the region considered any more advertising than what is already included on the page, ex Figg Engineering Group, the Municipal Code Corporation

As for the PODS page I am listing the reach of the company--Podstallahassee (talk) 14:22, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You are correct, your entry in the Tallahassee article was no different from the other listings that were there. I have also removed those listings as they do not belong either. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 14:28, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You missed a few as nether of these companies are in the top 5 for employment

A General Dynamics Land Systems manufacturing facility (military and combat applications), the Municipal Code Corporation,

--Podstallahassee (talk) 14:34, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I will have to leave that to someone who knows Tallahassee. The other ones were easy becausethey didn't even have articles. I do not know if the two you mention are major civilian employers in the community. I will fact tag them and let someone else decide if they belong. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 15:00, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

As for the PODS page, as I am now blocked PODS is a pronoun and there for the containers we delve are not PODS but PODS branded containers, PODS containers, PODS units, etc. There for all references to our boxes as PODS must be edited. Ex "He invented the PODS" "PODS are left either in the customers driveway" --Podstallahassee (talk) 14:42, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Since you have so few edits I would recommend you abandon this account and create a new account. Your new username should have no association with your company name. If you decide to do this, you should also remember that you have a conflict of interest with anything to do with PODS. That doesn't mean you can't edits PODS related articles but you need to be careful that what you add is can not be construed as advertising and that you edit with a neutral point of view. If you need any assistance let me know. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 15:00, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

HEY GB Fan where are the rest of your edits, now that you had me blocked --Podstallahassee (talk) 15:01, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am not sure what edits you are talking about. Also I didn't get you blocked. I never reported you anywhere, I left the messages only here on your talk page and have been discussing it with you here. ~~ GB fan ~~ ^talk 15:05, 28 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]