User talk:TheRossmanGroup

Welcome![edit]

Hello, TheRossmanGroup, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, like Ismael Ahmed, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines for page creation, and may soon be deleted.

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How does X work?[edit]

{{helpme}} How do I make a credit assertion to the website I am referencing? I have sited all of the sentences that are copied from the website. I just need to know how to correctly site the Michigan Department of Human Services website which is where I am getting the information for this article. http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5459_7097-174062--,00.html --TheRossmanGroup (talk) 16:26, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what article you are working on, but it sounds like that reference would be a primary source, and therefore not appropriate.

However - for information on how to add good references, see below. Chzz ► 16:37, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Your use of <ref> tag is ok. What you did wrong was to *copy the whole text, word-to-word from an external website* — even if you are giving the credit to the author of that website it is a copyright violation. You can use external websites as a source of information but not as a source of words. —Amplitude101 (talk) 16:42, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ismael Ahmed[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ismael Ahmed requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Passportguy (talk) 15:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

How references work[edit]

Simple references[edit]

These require two parts;

a)

Chzz is 98 years old.<ref> "The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. </ref>

He likes tea. <ref> [http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com Tea website] </ref>

b) A section called "References" with the special code "{{reflist}}";

== References ==
{{reflist}}

(an existing article is likely to already have one of these sections)

To see the result of that, please look at user:chzz/demo/simpleref. Edit it, and check the code; perhaps make a test page of your own, such as user:TheRossmanGroup/reftest and try it out.

Named references[edit]

Chzz was born in 1837, <ref name="MyBook">
"The book of Chzz", Aardvark Books, 2009. 
</ref> in Footown.<ref name="MyBook"/>

Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.

Citation templates[edit]

You can put anything you like between <ref> and </ref>, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;

Chzz has 37 Olympic medals. <ref> {{Citation
 | last = Smith
 | first = John
 | title = Olympic medal winners of the 20th century
 | publication-date = 2001
 | publisher = [[Cambridge University Press]]
 | page = 125
 | isbn = 0-521-37169-4
}}
</ref>

Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.

For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.

Chzz ► 16:39, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

User name[edit]

Hi.

I am concerned about your user name for two reasons;

It sounds like the name of an organization, and might appear promotional; the promotional use of a user name is not permitted - see WP:SPAMNAME.

It sounds like the login might be used by several people - and this is not permitted (except in certain very special cases). If several people intend to edit, then each one needs their own account, as each individual takes responsibility for their own edits. See WP:MULTIPLE.

It may be a good idea to simply change your username to something else. This is quite easy - see the instructions in WP:CHU. Cheers, Chzz ► 16:43, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Ismael Ahmed[edit]

A tag has been placed on Ismael Ahmed requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be a blatant copyright infringement. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Passportguy (talk) 16:44, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

June 2009[edit]

Please refrain from introducing inappropriate pages to Wikipedia. Doing so is not in accordance with our policies. For more information about creating articles, you may want to read Wikipedia:Your first article. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Please do not upload text you found on other pages. This is considered a violation of copyright and is illegal. Passportguy (talk) 16:45, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback[edit]

Hello, TheRossmanGroup. You have new messages at Tnxman307's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

TN X Man 16:58, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest[edit]

If you have a close connection to some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Ismael Ahmed, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should 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;
participating in deletion discussions about articles related to your organization or its competitors; and
linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant 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 conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 16:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please choose another username[edit]

This account, TheRossmanGroup, has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia, because your username is the name of a company or other collective entity, and only individual human beings are permitted to work as editors of Wikipedia.

This is often not a reflection on the user, and you are encouraged to choose a new account name which does meet our guidelines and are invited to contribute to Wikipedia under an appropriate username. If you feel this block was made in error, you may quickly and easily appeal it—see below.

Our username policy provides guidance on selecting your username. In brief, usernames should not be offensive, disruptive, promotional, misleading, or related to a 'real-world' group or organization. Also, usernames may not end with the string "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.

If you have already made edits and wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name you may request a change in username. To do so, please follow these directions:

Add {{unblock-un|your new username here}} below. This is possible because even when you are blocked, you can usually still edit your own talk page.
At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
Please note, you may only request a name that is not already in use. The account is created upon acceptance – do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change since we can far more easily allocate your new name to you, if it is not yet used. Usernames that have already been taken are listed here. For more information, please visit Wikipedia:Changing username.
Alternatively, you can "abandon" the contributions under this username and create a new account, which is much faster and easier, especially if you have few or no edits.

Last, the automated software systems that prevent vandalism may have been activated, which can cause new account creation to be blocked also. If you have not acted in a deliberately inappropriate manner, please let us know if this happens, and we will deactivate the block as soon as possible. You may also appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below or emailing the administrator who blocked you.

--Orange Mike | Talk 16:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who declined the request. Other administrators may also review this block, but should not override the decision without a good reason (see the blocking policy). Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.

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

Requested username:

TheRossmanGroup (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

The problem here is not really your username. The Rossman Group is a PR firm and you have apparently been promoting a client through Wikipedia. Wikipedia has strict rules about conflicts of interest. If you want to be unblocked you'll have to agree to abide by the behavior described here: WP:BESTCOI. You'll also have to pick a new username, which you haven't done yet. Mango juice^talk 21:38, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Please include a decline or accept reason.

The portion after the | is where you are supposed to put your proposed new name. --Orange Mike | Talk 19:54, 9 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]