User:Phantomsteve/company-name/doc

Overview

This template is used for placing a warning about a user's name on their talk page. It must be SUBSTituted or an error will be generated.

It is based on {{uw-username}}, but personalised for one reason (company/organisation name) and without the "Hello and welcome to Wikipedia" intro, along with more details on the reason why this is against policy.

It is intended to be used along with the {{user:phantomsteve/welcome}} template, but works as a stand-alone.

Please note that this template automatically places the user's name in Category:Wikipedia usernames with possible policy issues. (The reason for SUBST-ing this template is so that this category can be removed if required - e.g. indef block - without having to remove the entire template)

Syntax

{{User:Phantomsteve/company-name[|location=''website or other location showing company name''][|welcome=<non-blank>]}}

Variables

• location=website or other location showing company name
  • This is the location where the company name was found. It may use [http://xxxx name] format. The message added will be I believe this because of <location>.

• welcome=<non-blank>
  • if present, the "Regards, " will be left off

Examples

Basic use - no location

{{User:Phantomsteve/company-name}}

I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.

• Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

• Please also note that changing your account name does not mean that you are not bound by the Conflict of interest guidelines.

Regards,

Use with location

{{User:Phantomsteve/company-name|location=the website [http://website.com website.com]}}

I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. I believe this because of the website website.com. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.

• Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

• Please also note that changing your account name does not mean that you are not bound by the Conflict of interest guidelines.

Regards,

No location, welcome=yes

{{User:Phantomsteve/company-name|welcome=yes}}

I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.

• Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

• Please also note that changing your account name does not mean that you are not bound by the Conflict of interest guidelines.

With location, welcome=yes

{{User:Phantomsteve/company-name|location=the website [http://website.com website.com]|welcome=yes}}

I noticed that your username may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to be the name of a company or organisation. I believe this because of the website website.com. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may file for a change of username. Thank you.

• Please note that an account can only be used by one person.

Wikipedia's Username policy says Explicit use of a name or url of a company, group or product as a username is not permitted. Your username should represent you. Accounts that represent an entire group or company are not permitted.

It also says here User accounts can only represent individuals. Sharing an account – or the password to an account – with others is not permitted, and doing so will result in the account being blocked.

• Please also note that changing your account name does not mean that you are not bound by the Conflict of interest guidelines.