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Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Robert A. Berman, and I noticed that your username, "Empire Raceway", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are invited to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you personally, such as "Jack Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

Please also note that Wikipedia does not allow accounts to be shared by multiple people, and that you may not advocate for or promote any company, group, organization, product, or website, regardless of your username. Moreover, I recommend that you read our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please create a new account or request a change of username, by completing this form, choosing a username that complies with our username policy. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. Joe Roe (talk) 11:31, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

@Joe Roe Thank you for bringing this to my attention, but I am not connected to this article. I live in the region and did a publication on Catskill casinos, and came across significant media on the subject and though a Wikipedia article was a good idea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.38.89.165 (talk) 12:06, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for clearing that up. However, your username still suggests a connection with the companies (Empire Resorts and Monticello Raceway) as well as the possibility of shared use, so you may want to create a new one that's in line with our username policy to continue editing.

Also, please be aware of the notability guidelines and consider reading your first article. Not every person or topic is suitable for Wikipedia, and Robert A. Berman does not appear to meet our guidelines. Thanks. Joe Roe (talk) 12:48, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

@Joe Roe I appreciate your help here. I'm a major in Native American studies. I've been looking at issues surrounding particular tribes in relation to Native American gaming in the US. Although there is a Wiki article on Native American gaming, it needs work and I feel there are missing pieces of the puzzle with regards to how certain casino projects developed (processes, history, contributors, etc.). This is an important historical aspect in Native American gaming that has been thoroughly covered in the media. Berman is part of this network ([1], [2], [3], etc.) which also includes a series of developers and businessmen responsible for these casino projects. I've been informally contributing to some of these Wiki articles to provide a bit of context. Will amend the Berman article as suggested to make these points a bit more obvious. Thanks again for your help. Julie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Juliana810 (talk • contribs) 18:31, 23 November 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Robert A. Berman

The article Robert A. Berman has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Subject does not appear to have received significant coverage outside of his building a casino/conflict with Trump and therefore does not meet the notability guidelines for biographies (specifically WP:BLP1E).

While all constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, content or articles may be deleted for any of several reasons.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Joe Roe (talk) 11:37, 21 November 2016 (UTC)

March 2020

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia with this username. This is because your username, Empire Raceway, 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, 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:

1. Adding {{unblock-un|your new username here}} below. 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 "Email this user" on their talk page.
2. At an administrator's discretion, you may be unblocked for 24 hours to file a request.
3. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. The account is created upon acceptance, thus do not try to create the new account before making the request for a name change. For more information, please see Wikipedia:Changing username.

If you think that you were blocked in error, you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first.

--TheSandDoctor ^Talk 00:49, 29 March 2020 (UTC)