User talk:Macpacgov

Your submission at Articles for creation: The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (October 26)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed. Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Qcne was: Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit after they have been resolved.

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Qcne (talk) 16:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Hello, Macpacgov! Having an article draft declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Qcne (talk) 16:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

October 2023

Your account has been indefinitely blocked from editing because your account has been used for advertising or promotion, which is contrary to the purpose of Wikipedia. Also, your username gives the impression that the account represents a business, organisation, group, or web site, which is against the username policy.

If you intend to make useful contributions instead of promoting your business or organization, you may request unblock and a username change. In your reasons, you must:

• Disclose any compensation you may receive for your contributions in accordance with the paid-contribution disclosure requirement; and
• Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the kind of edits for which you were blocked; and
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked; and
• Provide a new username.

To do this, post the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with your new username and replace the text "Your reason here" with your reasons to be unblocked.

Please note that the new username you choose cannot already be taken and in use by another account. You can go here to search and see if the username you'd like to choose is available. If the search returns that no global account with that username exists, that means it is available to be taken.

Appeals: If, after reviewing the guide to appealing blocks, you believe this block was made in error, you may appeal it by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} at the bottom of your talk page. Replace the text "Your reason here" with the reasons you believe the block was an error, and publish the page. 331dot (talk) 17:19, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Hi there. I am trying to make edits on my page, but it appears I have been blocked. MACPAC is a government agency. Thank you!

Please review the information above and the policy pages linked to therein carefully, and follow the instructions to request to be unblocked. 331dot (talk) 17:27, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Note that Wikipedia is not a place for organizations(governmental or otherwise) to tell the world about themselves; Wikipedia articles summarize what independent reliable sources say about the topic. 331dot (talk) 17:29, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Your article on Macpac

Hi @Macpacgov.

As you can see you've been blocked as your username contravenes the username policy. Usernames must not look to be representing an organisation. For example, Wikipedia would not allow the username WhitehouseUSA. Follow the unblock request instructions above, but let me know if you have any questions.

You will still be able to reply on this page as it is your user Talk Page (but please remember to sign your messages via WP:SIGNATURE.

But to answer your question on the Help Desk: your article was declined as it had no sources that were secondary to the subject. No organisation in the world is deemed inherently notable, including governmental departments and agencies. Wikipedia is not a place to tell the world about an existence of a department or agency: instead Wikipedia articles should paraphrase what reliable, independent, secondary sources state about a subject.

For there to be an article about Macpac, you'd need to show significant coverage of Macpac in newspapers, the media, books, journals, etc. These sources should discuss, describe, analyse, and report on the organisation. You would then build the Wikipedia article from that.

I hope that explains a little on how Wikipedia works. It is not like most other websites, and I'm sorry you've fallen at the first hurdle here- it is likely frustrating!

If you want to request to be unblocked and change your username, your next step is to formally declare if you have a conflict of interest with the organisation and/or if you are being paid by them. If you are an employee, intern, contractor, agency etc then the answer is yes to both those and you must make a declaration in-line with our Terms of Service.

Let me know if you have any questions by clicking Reply below this message. Qcne (talk) 17:33, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

That is very helpful. Thank you! Macpacgov (talk) 17:37, 26 October 2023 (UTC)