President of GphiG

May 2022

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Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Groove Phi Groove, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. Tommi1986 ^{let's talk!} 20:30, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Groove Phi Groove. Tommi1986 ^{let's talk!} 20:31, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I am the international President of this organization, my name is Ahmad McDougle. This page does belong to my organization as our name and likeness is trademarked. YOU should not be editing it at all. President of GphiG (talk) 20:36, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

This page does not belong to you. If you want a page where you can edit and say what you like I suggest you start your own blog/wiki. This page belongs to Wikipedia and Wikipedia is not censored. Furthermore, if you are who you say you are, I strongly suggest you read our policy of Conflict of Interests here. Tommi1986 ^{let's talk!} 20:42, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

SO am I to understand that people can put whatever they want on my organization's page without vetting? for instance I removed the emblems on the shield definition because it is private information, are you saying that anyone can post private information on the page with no recourse ? Or do I have to ask you to allow it to be removed? Additionally, if the International President of the org nor its members has no control over the page, how do I get it removed ? President of GphiG (talk) 20:48, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

and I read the policy, I have not violated it. You see my minor edits. President of GphiG (talk) 20:49, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

The Minor edits are *less* problematic, but still problematic. The 2008 numbers are referenced, the newer numbers are not. Now, for those numbers, I'd be comfortable with a more recent book (as a secondary source) or even the Groove Phi Groove website as a primary source for corrected (presumably higher) numbers.Naraht (talk) 21:42, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Ok I will provide a source President of GphiG (talk) 13:32, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

That works well.Naraht (talk) 20:24, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

The information you removed is referenced, to the April 12, 1991 Howard University Hilltop, page A3.Naraht (talk) 04:59, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I understand that, but it was not supposed to be there. The emblems on the shield are private information, if you look at any other black fraternal organization , the elements of their shield are not posted on a public platform like Wikipedia, please remove them. I have received 100 calls from yesterday through this morning and they keep coming. If you need to verify that I am the president Ahmad McDougle, send me an email at president@gphig.org. President of GphiG (talk) 13:34, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Please see WP:CENSOR. From Wikipedia's standpoint, WP:COI is very important as well. You, as a member of Groove Phi Groove have a conflict of interest. I hope to continue this discussion when you change your username to one that fits Wikipedia's rules.Naraht (talk) 20:24, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, President of GphiG. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Groove Phi Groove, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest#How to disclose a COI);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam#External link spamming);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. SPF121188 ^{(talk this way) (contribs)} 20:41, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

May 2022

Your account has been blocked from editing Wikipedia because your username, President of GphiG, is a username that implies shared use. Your username is the principal reason for the block. You are welcome to continue editing after you have selected a new username that meets the username policy guidelines, which are summarized below..

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Appeals: If, after reading the guide to appealing blocks you believe you were blocked in error, then you may appeal this block by adding {{unblock|Your reason here}} below this notice. Primefac (talk) 08:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)