Peter (Robert Bosch Stiftung)

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Hi! Sorry about the pre-packaged template above – it does contain number of links you may find useful. There two problems here: your username implies shared or institutional use, which is not permitted under our policy (I know that it works differently on de.wp). The other is that your account seems to be used by a group – you wrote here "... as the online team of the Robert Bosch Stiftung, we would like to suggest some changes ...". That also is absolutely not allowed here, user accounts are strictly for individual use only; you may not share your log-in details with anyone else.

To change your username, please follow the simple procedure here; or, if you prefer, simply say here on this page what username you want and I'll do it for you (provided you choose a name that's acceptable, of course!). Please don't make any other edits under this name. If there is more than one of you then each one must create a separate account; there's no obligation to use either a real name or a name linked to the Stiftung. If you have questions, please ask them here – I should see that you have done so. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 16:10, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

February 2021

Your account has been blocked indefinitely 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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• Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure requirement.
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On English Wikipedia, team accounts and shared accounts are forbidden by policy, as are accounts that represent the name of an organization or business. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 18:34, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

This user's request to be unblocked to request a change in username has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

Peter (Robert Bosch Stiftung) (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Requested username:

Magnus (Robert Bosch Stiftung) (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

Request reason:

This account is operated by an employee of the Robert Bosch Stiftung. It´s a personal account which is not shared with others but as mentioned on the User page, I have been paid by Robert Bosch Stiftung for my contributions on Wikipedia. As I wasn´t familiar with the username policy in the english Wikipedia, I apologize for any irritations that may have caused. My intention is to provide the Wikipedia community with current information about the Robert Bosch Stiftung and its work and help to update the article about the foundation. From now on, I will not edit the article directly, but I would be happy to make suggestions on the talk page on how to improve the article. I´m looking forward to the collaboration!

Accept reason:

Per the discussion below, I will remove the block. Please ask if you have questions. 331dot (talk) 16:15, 26 February 2021 (UTC)

If I change the username, it will change it for all Wikipedia projects, do you understand this? If you would rather not take over the company account on all versions of Wikipedia, we can alter the block to permit you to create an individual account and leave this account blocked.

Regarding your request, do you understand that Wikipedia primarily summarizes what independent reliable sources state about article subjects, not what a subject wants to say about itself? That's not to say input is not welcome from the subject, only that it needs to be(if at all possible) sourced to what others say about your company, not what it says about itself(it is free to speak about itself on its own website). Primary sources are only acceptable in certain circumstances. 331dot (talk) 09:04, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

Yes, I am aware of that and I accept that the change will also apply on other Wikipedia projects. Furthermore, I understand that it is better to integrate independent sources in a Wikipedia article. Unfortunately, there are less english sources about the foundation but maybe it would be an option to cite german sources as well. BoschStiftung (talk) 11:14, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Sources do not need to be in English. It helps, but is not required.331dot (talk) 13:44, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

• Cullen328 As this user has declared they are paid, and has agreed to avoid directly editing the article, I'm wondering what your views are on this. Thank you in advance. 331dot (talk) 13:47, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
  • 331dot, I do not object to unblocking as long as the editor does not contribute directly to any Bosch related articles but instead uses edit requests on article talk pages. I want it noted, however, that the editor wrote "Dear Wikipedia community, as the online team of the Robert Bosch Stiftung we would like to suggest some changes to the article," and used "we" five times in that post. I want to emphasize that Wikipedia accounts are for one person and not for teams, and that passwords must be kept secure. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 16:45, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
    • Magnus, do you understand what Cullen328 has said? 331dot (talk) 17:42, 22 February 2021 (UTC)
      • Yes, I understand. As stated above, I will not edit the article directly and only make suggestions via the template edit requests. I can also confirm that it is only me who works with this account, that is the reason why I applied for a change in the username. Magnus (Robert Bosch Stiftung) (talk) 13:55, 26 February 2021 (UTC)