Aprhia
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editHello, Aprhia, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
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before the question. Again, welcome! shoy (reactions) 21:15, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
November 2018
editWelcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Aprhia", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it appears to represent the name of a company. 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 by completing this form, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. shoy (reactions) 21:15, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I'm Shoy. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Aphria (company) have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. shoy (reactions) 21:56, 29 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello Shoy. I am new to editing on Wikipedia. Thank you for your suggestions. I do not have any affiliation with the company Aphria, even as my user name of Aprhia was similar to the company with a different spelling. I felt that a lot of information on the company Aphria needed to be cleaned up as it was outdated, and was looking to do part of that with my edits.
Aprhia, you are invited to the Teahouse!
editHi Aprhia! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. We hope to see you there!
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March 2020
editYour 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, appear to represent 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. However, you are permitted to use a username that contains the name of a company or organization if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87". 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:
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