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Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "NewMediaSG", 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 permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara 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. Please also read our paid editing policy and our conflict of interest guideline. If you are a single individual and are willing to contribute to Wikipedia in an unbiased manner, please request a change of username, by completing the form at Special:GlobalRenameRequest, 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. Redalert2fan (talk) 09:59, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
- Just wondering if it wouldn't be better to rename this account as it has been used over the past years to edit our company page Swissgrid. NewMediaSG (talk) 11:22, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
- Hi - yes, it would be better to rename this account, but you should also confirm that only one person ever uses it. Generic company accounts used by multiple individuals (or passed on when people change roles within a company) are not permitted - see NOSHARING. You can reference your company in your username, but you should have separate accounts for each individual, eg Joe@NewMediaSG, Jane@NewMediaSG.
- You should also read the stuff above at WP:COI and WP:PAID - there are some steps you have to take, and you must not edit the articles about any connected company directly, using the talk page instead to make change requests.
- You can request a change of account name at WP:UNC. Cheers GirthSummit (blether) 13:59, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks for the information. I requested the new username. Is this a going to be a global change or do I have to follow the same procedure for our Wikipedia pages in German, French and Italian? NewMediaSG (talk) 06:38, 20 June 2019 (UTC)