User talk:GettyResearchInstitute

Welcome![edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, GettyResearchInstitute! Thank you for your contributions. I am K6ka and I have been editing Wikipedia for some time, so if you have any questions feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. You can also check out Wikipedia:Questions or type {{help me}} at the bottom of this page. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:33, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

February 2017[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "GettyResearchInstitute", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organization. See WP:CORPNAME. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:33, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello,

I'm a team member on the Getty Research Institute's web team - I created the account so that the six members of our team could make wikipedia edits when we have new, curator-verified content published to our site that could improve Wiki articles (rather than have six separate accounts). Is this ok? Thanks! --GettyResearchInstitute (talk) 17:37, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

PS: Thanks for the cookies!--GettyResearchInstitute (talk) 17:38, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi.

Sorry, that's actually against Wikipedia policy; all Wikipedia accounts should belong to one person only. Accounts may not be shared.

Each individual team member is welcome to create their own account and edit Wikipedia with it, but "team" accounts are unfortunately not permitted.

Before each team member creates their account, do ensure that their usernames meet the username policy. Specifically it should make it clear that the account belongs to an individual and not a group. For example, "Grey Industries" is not an acceptable username because it is the name of a company and thus implies shared usage, but "John at Grey Industries" is acceptable because it implies that the account belongs to only one person. Also, the username should not be the name of a position within the company; for example, "Secretary at Grey Industries" is not OK.

You are certainly welcome about the cookies. —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 17:43, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah ok, I'll submit the name change form and keep the username to myself. Thanks! --GettyResearchInstitute (talk) 17:47, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. I checked the queue and noticed that the name you had requested was declined because it was still considered to be promotional. I would recommend either picking a name that is personal to you (Doesn't have to be your real name; it can be a pseudonym), or by writing your name followed by "at Getty Research Institute" (For example, "Jane at Getty Research Institute" or "Jane Doe at Getty Research Institute". If you have any questions, let me know. Thanks, —k6ka 🍁 (Talk · Contributions) 23:00, 10 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

English spelling[edit]

In a recent edit to the page Lady Strangford, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.

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In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Melcous (talk) 00:16, 11 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

February 2017[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username.

You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. ···日本穣 · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WP Japan! 01:06, 16 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]