User talk:ReynoldsBrands

February 2012

Hello ReynoldsBrands. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Reynolds Group Holdings, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
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• Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. yes hello, nprice (was) here. (talk) 19:18, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Your username needs to be changed

Welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your contributions. However, I noticed that your username (ReynoldsBrands) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because your name appears to represent a company, which is prohibited for attribution reasons (an account must represent one editor, doing their own work, not multiple editors working on behalf of an organization) and advertisement reasons (it may appear that you are promoting a particular brand by naming yourself after it). 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, or you may simply create a new account to use for editing. Thank you.

Hello.. thanks. Yes, I am one person working on behalf of the company Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. If you would like me to change my login, I would be pleased to do so. I understand that Wikipedia may not be used for promotional purposes and that I need to take a neutral stance in any editing. My goal is to correct some inaccuracies. The history of Reynolds Metals (defunct) does not accurately portray Reynolds Group Holdings Limited. A new wholly-owned company of RGHL, Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. now owns and markets Reynolds brand and Hefty brand consumer products. Please let me know if my user name needs updating based on this information.— Preceding unsigned comment added by ReynoldsBrands (talk • contribs)

Yep, you still need to change your username. You can request to have that done here. Thanks! A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 19:53, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, celebrity or other well-known individual, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on spamming, which include: adding inappropriate external links, posting advertisements, and using Wikipedia for promotion. Wikipedia has many articles on companies, groups, and organizations, but such groups are generally discouraged from using Wikipedia to write about themselves. In addition, usernames like yours are disallowed under our username policy.

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

Probably not. See WP:FAQ/Organizations for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the 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, organization, or clients. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using 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, organization, or clients. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a Wikipedia administrator that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

• Add the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} on your user talk page.
• 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 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, you may appeal this block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

--Orange Mike | Talk 20:00, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Sorry about that, ReynoldsBrands. It looks like Orange Mike and I tripped over each other's feet here. Let me discuss the matter with him and see what we can come up with. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 20:32, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Unblocked

Hi, I've discussed your block with the administrator who blocked you, and he has now unblocked you so you can carry on with your username change. Here's what you need to do, in order:

1. Go to the username request page and request a name change. Your requested username must not be associated with Reynolds Brands in any way (so nothing like "Rbrandsemployee" will work, either) and must not imply that your account is used by more than one person (so no "TeamPR" or anything like that). It goes without saying that one one person may use your account, no matter what the name. You may not edit anything else on Wikipedia other than the username change request and your own talk page until your username has been changed.
2. Read WP:COI and WP:NPOV before you undertake any editing besides requesting a username change. My unblocking you is not a license for you to carry out any edits that promote your employer or its products. Please consider only posting on the talk pages of articles whose subject you're editing on behalf of to request changes to the articles, to avoid pitfalls of not noticing your own lack of neutrality about products/companies you're paid to promote. No matter what your account name, you must edit neutrally, you must not promote products, and you must engage with other editors if your edits are questioned.
3. Consider joining Wikipedia:WikiProject Cooperation or posting on their paid editor help page to ask for help if you want some guidance. The members there are PR professionals, professional Wikipedia editors, and editors like me who are willing to help guide paid editors like you. They can help guide you around the myriad of policies that govern editing on Wikipedia.

I'm sorry for this ham-handed introduction you've gotten to Wikipedia. Please feel free to contact me on user talk:Fluffernutter if you have any questions or need help. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 21:35, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Fluffernutter... I will enter the name change and reach out for help. I am interested in accuracy (not promotion).. and thought transparency would be good as not only would my entries be looked at more critically (good thing) but I'm also in the position to know when something is not accurate/can't be substantiated. I will make notes in the talk sections so these reasons are well understood. I am curious why registered trademarks are not typically marked as such in Wikipedia since they are considered intellectual property and can easily be documented. Here's an example...[[1]] I appreciate and use wikipedia. ReynoldsBrands (talk) 23:08, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

I have requested a new user name, this one is abandoned. Thanks. 20:20, 24 February 2012 (UTC)