Jmorris2001
Username sounds like an organization edit
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia!
I hope that I don't seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed your username, and I am concerned that it might not meet Wikipedia's username policy for the following reason: It sounds like a role account which we don't allow. You should take the time to read WP:COI and WP:ADVERT. After you look over that policy, could we discuss that concern here?
I'd appreciate learning your views, for instance, your reasons for wanting this particular name, and what alternative username you might accept that avoids raising this concern.
There are several options available to you:
- We can talk about it, here.
- You can abandon the contributions made under this name and create a new account that meets our username policy and addresses the concern(s) noted above.
- Or, if you want to keep your contributions history under a new name, then you should visit Wikipedia:Changing username and follow the instructions there.
If we can't resolve this on our own, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process. Thanks. as you seem to be here to constructively contribute and we'd hate for you to have an unpleasant experience like finding yourself blocked from editing. Best regards, Toddst1 (talk) 15:18, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
How do I go about abandoning my contributions and creating a new username?
- You can keep your contributions and change your name. Just follow the instructions at Wikipedia:Changing username. Thanks. Toddst1 (talk) 15:40, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Ok, Thank you for your help and I apologize I am new to contributing. Intlcoopministries (talk) 15:43, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- No worries. We were all new once here. Let me know if you need help. Toddst1 (talk) 15:46, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Sorry, I have a couple questions,
1. about how long does it take to have a username change completed?
- The process is very quick. It takes an administrator who does that kind of thing about 30 seconds. In theory, I could do that, but I've never looked in to exactly what I'd need to do. I'm sure a volunteer will be along in the next few hours to take care of it.
2. A random question, How do you add a picture to a wiki article page? Intlcoopministries (talk) 16:12, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
- Adding a photo is pretty easy. Assuming it's already uploaded, you just place it in the page like this:
- (click edit to see the code I used)
- Actually uploading the photo or image is a bit more involved. We have an entire tutorial here: Help:Contents/Images_and_media. The part that always messes people up is the licensing. Pay close attention to that or your images will be pretty quickly deleted.
I hope this helps. Toddst1 (talk) 16:31, 11 August 2009 (UTC)