GeorgeBAtZ

Help me!

Please help me with... I have been tasked with creating a Wikipedia page for the company I work for, Zeevou. I'll be honest and say I am getting confused with how to do so. If possible I'd like to know what the easiest way of going about this is. GBZeevou (talk) 18:37, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

To put it simply, you shouldn't. If your company is notable enough, someone else will make an article for it eventually. You should not do it yourself, as you have a paid conflict of interest and will have inherent bias in your writing. However, if you absolutely must, make sure to follow the requirements at WP:UPE and review this section. Again though, I strongly recommend against writing this article yourself. Bsoyka (talk) 19:30, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

I'm not paid specificially to have said article created, just employed by the company. However, I understand what you mean. I did have a look at requesting an article to be created, however I got to a section about choosing a general topic and was slightly confused, and was not sure how to continue from that point. The company I work for is a rental management company, offering managment software and a community of business that join. If requesting someone else to make the article is a better option (as there will be no paid conflict of interest), how would I go about doing so?

Thanks. GBZeevou (talk) 19:49, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

Help With Having Article Created For Company

I asked for assistance with getting a Wikipedia page created for the company I work for. I was given a reply and "strongly advised" not to create it myself, as there would be paid conflict of interest. I would still like to have the page created, as it would be good for my company to have. How would I go about having a page created, as I followed a path of requesting for an article to be created, however I was not sure how to continue once I got to the section for choosing a general topic. I do have sources of where information about the company can be taken from.

Thanks. GBZeevou (talk) 19:56, 1 June 2022 (UTC)

It would not necessarily be good for your company to have, see WP:PROUD(which is written with regards to articles about people, but the same principles apply to businesses). Disgruntled customers or just vandals could vandalize any article about your company, and while it would be removed, others might see it before it can be. Any information about your company, good or bad, can be in an article about it as long as it appears in an independent reliable source and is not defamatory. Any article about your company will not necessarily say what the company wants it to say, as it will only (or should only) summarize what independent reliable sources say about it(that are not press releases, interviews, announcements, and the like). As for the good aspects, those are not our concern. We have no interest in enhancing search results for your company or in its knowledge panel; our only interest is in summarizing independent reliable sources. Any other benefit is secondary. 331dot (talk) 07:42, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

June 2022

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because of the following problems: the account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia, and your username indicates that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

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Request reason:

My username wasn't an attempt at advertisement, nor have any of the post of me asking for help been about advertisement. I'm not trying to create an article masquerading as an advertisement, simply find out the best way for one to be created for the company I work for. However, it is my mistake of having the company name in my username, I simply did so as it was supposed to be a company account, and "GB" are my initials. I have no issue with it being changed, nor am I trying to "spam" anywhere. I am not paid to make any edits on Wikipedia specifically.

Decline reason:

I have changed your username, which resolves that aspect of the block. Please give an example of a substantive edit you would make(more than fixing minor errors like spelling). 331dot (talk) 07:44, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

Finding citations for uncited sources for information used in any page I'm to editing. If I believe there is information lacking from said pages, then add the information with a source. I follow things in my personal life and will add to any page where I think there is information lacking. I like to believe I also understand what makes a source a primary source of information and what would or wouldn't be considered as such.

I would like to add that the company I was originally trying to have an article created for does have mentions and/or features in articles by the New York Times and CNBC. Most replies I've had asking for help with this have not been helpful in the slightest, as I assume they don't think the company has any notability whatsoever. GeorgeBAtZ (talk) 18:05, 5 June 2022 (UTC)

I've given examples of what I'd consider substantial edits, it would be helpful if I could get a reply as soon as possible as I have time restraints concerning my job. GeorgeBAtZ (talk) 01:29, 16 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. GBZeevou (talk) 23:50, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Alright. But our conflict of interest policy (shorter version) is very clear: under almost all circumstances you may not write about your present employer, regardless of your motive.

If unblocked, what might you edit, or do here, besides that? Daniel Case (talk) 06:14, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

I understand, and I apologise for being ignorant of said policy. I'll make sure to double check if anything I plan to do breaks any guidelines or policies set out by Wikipedia in the future.

I have personal interests in certain topics outside of hospitality, and have found it to be somewhat enjoyable to make useful edits to pages. I plan to make contributions to anything that needs attention, and will return in my free time to contribute what I can. GBZeevou (talk) 16:58, 4 June 2022 (UTC)