User talk:QualityGeeks

Welcome![edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, QAAforHE! I am Cracked acorns and have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. Thank you for your contributions. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions check out Wikipedia:Questions, or feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or type {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Cracked acorns (talk) 16:25, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Username and single-purpose account[edit]

Hi. Please note that single-purpose accounts are discouraged. WP:ORGNAME also applies. In any case, this account now appears dormant - but I'm placing this notification here, in case further edits are planned. Thanks. -- Trevj (talk) 13:19, 22 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

November 2011[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, the username you have chosen (QAAforHE) seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of a group, company or website.

There are two issues with this:

It is possible that you have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, you must exercise great caution when editing on topics related to your organization or adding links to its website.
Your account cannot represent a group of people. You may wish to create a new account with a username that represents only you. Alternatively, you may consider changing your username to avoid giving the impression that your personal account is being used for promotional purposes.

Regardless of whether you change your name or create a new account, you are not exempted from the guidelines concerning editing where you have a conflict of interest. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. The article in question is Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Thank you. (This is what I should have posted above.) -- Trevj (talk) 06:01, 27 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Higher education empirical research database[edit]

Hello QualityGeeks,

It seems to me that an article you worked on, Higher education empirical research database, may be copied from http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2012/11/01/higher-education-empirical-research-database. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.

It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.

Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 09:00, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Higher education empirical research database[edit]

If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read the guide to writing your first article.
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A tag has been placed on Higher education empirical research database requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article or image appears to be a clear copyright infringement. This article or image appears to be a direct copy from http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2012/11/01/higher-education-empirical-research-database. 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. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Hi there,

I work for QAA who manage the HEER database and have been asked to create a wikipedia page about the database. I was just using the introduction that we have used on our own website and our HEER website, all of which is our copyright. The page which has used the information which we wrote and which meant this wikipedia page got deleted seems to have copied our information which in itself isn't a problem. What can I do to create the page using our information? Sorry, I've never made a wikipedia page before so am trying to get my head around it. Cheers QAAforHE (talk) 09:25, 6 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at AfC Higher Education Empirical Research Database (August 7)[edit]

Thank you for your recent submission to Articles for Creation. Your article submission has been reviewed. The submission has not been accepted because it included copyrighted information, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. You are welcome to write an article on the subject, but please do not use copyrighted work.

The existing submission may be deleted at any time. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.

If you need any assistance, you can ask for help at the Articles for creation help desk, or on the reviewer's talk page. Please remember to link to the submission!
You can also get live chat help from experienced editors.

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! —Anne Delong (talk) 21:19, 7 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! QAAforHE, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there!

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages![edit]

Hello, QualityGeeks. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by David Biddulph (talk) 14:57, 19 August 2013 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages![edit]

Hello, QualityGeeks. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by ColinFine (talk) 18:04, 19 August 2013 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

August 2013[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "QAAforHE", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website which relates to the entity in question, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or accounts that are shared. If you are willing to use a personal account, 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 Plain and simple conflict of interest guide, 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. Alexf^(talk) 12:46, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because your username, QAAforHE, does not meet our username policy.

Your username is the only reason for this block. You are welcome to choose a new username (see below) and continue editing.

A username should not be promotional, related to a "real-world" group or organization, misleading, offensive or disruptive. Also, usernames may not end in the word "bot" unless the account is an approved bot account.

You are encouraged to choose a new account name that meets our policy guidelines and create the account yourself. Alternatively, if you have already made edits and you wish to keep your existing contributions under a new name, then you may request a change in username by:

Adding {{unblock-un|your new username here}} on your user talk page. You should be able to do this even though you are blocked, as you can usually still edit your own talk page. If not, you may wish to contact the blocking administrator by clicking on "E-mail this user" on their talk page.
At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
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Daniel Case (talk) 18:24, 21 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]