User talk:BrianOfRIP

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Your username

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "RestInPowerRIP", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually (not your role), such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87", but not "SEO Manager at XYZ Company".

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Ok, I'll change it to something like Andrew at RIP. Thanks for the heads up!

I want to make a page about our company, Rest In Power, and include it in 'disambiguation' for the phrase. I do have a commercial interest, and need to disclose that. Anything else I should know before I go and make a new article? RestInPowerRIP (talk) 13:45, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You might also want to take a look at Wikipedia's notability guideline. If your company isn't significantly covered in reliable secondary sources, it likely won't be included. ApexParagon (talk) 13:59, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed! Would such references qualify?

https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2025-01/64293325-plentisoft-rest-in-power-unveils-camo-caskets-296.htm

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/rest-power-unveils-camo-caskets-074600050.html RestInPowerRIP (talk) 14:05, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The Yahoo Finance one would probably qualify. I'm not that familiar with the other website, but it doesn't seem unreliable (it's been used as a source before without issue). Try to find more sources if you can.

Also, both of the sources seem to only talk about the company in the context of the "Camo Coffins" product it released. If these are the only sources you can find, try writing an article about the product instead.

P.S.: if you would like to change your username, you can file a request at Wikipedia:Changing username/Simple. ApexParagon (talk) 14:14, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The yahoo one would not qualify. It’s a press release. — rsjaffe 🗣️ 14:24, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, my bad, I just realized that. I think the other source is also a press release. That’s a shame. So neither of those sources would actually qualify for this article, @RestInPowerRIP (since they’re not independent of the subject). Try finding different sources.

If you can’t find any other sources than press releases, then it might not be notable enough for an article. Sorry. ApexParagon (talk) 15:43, 11 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Writing about your company

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