Pensky1873

Hello, Petrotest. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article User:Petrotest/Petrotest, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 14:54, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your advice. Yes I know that it is complicated if you work for the company the article is about. That's why I put the article on my userpage first to have it checked by people who know what needs to be done to fit it to Wikipedia guidelines. I do think the company should have an entry in the English Wikipedia due to its long history and the innovations mentioned. If there is any content or phrasing that is not neutral or suitable could you or some other experienced user help me with correcting it? Thanks for your help. Petrotest (talk) 07:30, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username (Petrotest) may not meet Wikipedia's username policy. 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, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you.

--Orange Mike | Talk 14:54, 9 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm sorry I wasn't aware that my username may not go along with the Username Policy of the English Wikipedia. It is an global account that was created on the German Wikipedia and there it was ok. The reason why I chose this name was that I wanted the other editors to know that I have a relation to the topic I was writing about - so the first part of the company name was my obvious choice. After the renaming this year it is now the full company name. If it is necessary I do not have a problem with asking for a change of the username. Petrotest (talk) 07:30, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Don't worry too much about it. Sometimes, different projects have different policies. If you want to continue on the English Wikipedia, consider renaming your account. I recommend a simple rename. It will be disconnected to your SUL, but you'll be able to continue here. Regards, NTox · talk 19:22, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

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Ritchie333 (talk) 09:38, 1 August 2012 (UTC)