User talk:Mount Auburn Cemetery

September 2012

Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw how you edited or created George C. Howard ‎, and I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Mount Auburn Cemetery", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, institution, company or website. Please note that Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or appear to be shared by multiple people. Please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Wikipelli ^Talk 02:06, 1 September 2012 (UTC)

Re: Username

Hi,

Thank you for your input and feedback. I would like to point out that that my username is in no way promotional as I have never made a change to the actual wiki page for Mount Auburn Cemetery- it purely reflects who I work for. Any other representation of who I am and where I am getting my information from, would in my mind, not be forthcoming. In regards to the username itself, I do not make changes to Wikipedia articles in my personal time and therefor will not make this a "personal" account, nor will I disclose who I am as that provides more information to the public than I am willing to share. I work in the Visitor Services department at the Cemetery, and while this account is not shared by others, it would be professionally inappropriate for me to link this account to one that appears to be "personal" as I am not adding citations on my "personal" time. The purpose of adding the information that I have, was purely to add more data to Wiki articles that lacked or contained inappropriate data that our archives have the ability to provide. If you find this to offend Wikipedia's policies, then so be it. Remove any changes that have been made under this account.

Thank you again for your concern, Mount Auburn Cemetery 02:47, 1 September 2012 (UTC)Mount Auburn Cemetery

(Not Wikipelli) I think you have touched on the conclusion that is necessary here. The username, because it is an unambiguous representation of an organization, is categorical promotion according to our username standards. Your changes to actual articles are irrelevant in that assessment, but they are nonetheless appreciated if they were made to correct unverifiable information. If that is the case, there is no need to delete them. But you are correct in that this wiki does not allow professional editing as you describe; every account, and every edit, needs to be personal. Therefore, you should discontinue the use of this account unless you decide to edit here on your own time. You are certainly encouraged to do so at any time in the future, as long the username is also changed. Thanks for your contributions. NTox · talk 18:36, 1 September 2012 (UTC)