Community of Christ

Welcome!

The article that you recently edited (LDS Visitors Center, Independence, Missouri) is one that is part of the Latter Day Saint movement WikiProject, so here are some related links that I hope you find helpful:

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Latter Day Saints)
• Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Latter Day Saints)
• Wikipedia:Username policy
• Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations

If you run into a dispute, please use the Talk pages and the Latter Day Saint movement project talk page to discuss subjects (especially controversial ones) to help reach consensus. But don't be afraid to be bold!!. -- 208.81.184.4 (talk) 16:20, 7 January 2011 (UTC)

User name concern

I have a concern about your user name "Community of Christ" given that in the section above you have answered affirmatively to the question "Is this account being operated under the direction of Community of Christ?" Wikipedia policy on user names that are named after companies or groups is found here. As it states, "Unambiguous use of a name or URL of a company, group or product as a username is generally not permitted", and "Accounts that purport to represent an entire group or company are not permitted no matter the name". Especially given that you have been editing an article relating to the legal history of the Community of Christ (Temple Lot Case), I think you should read the policy and consider changing your user name. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 22:05, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

I don't intend to revert the disputed caption again. When I wrote "We'll Discuss" I meant that I intended to discuss yours and mine dispute with my colleagues/supervisors in the Community of Christ. I did so, and a "consensus" was that I abandon the dispute, and I tend to agree with you now that the delicate topic is already explained sufficiently in the body of the article. However, I wouldn't mind mentioning elsewhere the "Brighamite/Josephite/Hedrickite" labels, those seem helpful to sorting through a dreadfully complicated panoramic, both historically and at present. Separately, Wikipedia's policy versus usernames of companies or groups probably does not apply in this situation, the username is intended to enable more than one researcher to provide facts about a notable charitable organization, not as a promotional account for a for-profit corporation, which presumably the aforementioned Wikipedia policy guards against. Notice that the cited Wikipedia policy states "is generally not permitted..." as in, some exceptions. Community of Christ (talk) 00:33, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

Based on what you have said, I think that perhaps this portion of the guidelines is relevant. If WP accounts are being shared by more than one individual, they will be blocked. Good Ol’factory ^(talk) 03:16, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

To echo Good Olfactory above, your account must only represent an individual. In addition, I'd suggest that your current username will make it difficult for other users to believe that you are editing from a neutral point of view; if you decide to change your username, you may want to pick something more discrete. See WP:NOBLE. The Blade of the Northern Lights (話して下さい) 04:53, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; you are welcome to create a new account with a username that represents only you. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you. Salvio ^{Let's talk about it!} 10:58, 29 June 2011 (UTC)