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I am not being paid to write an article about them on this platform, I just wrote it to improve my writing skills as I aspire to become a content writer and this is one of the reasons I have published it in the sandbox which stated that it is for practice only.
I am sorry that it appeared as a paid article, and if the article requires any kind of change I will surely do it.
Thank You, Sahil. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sahilwithstaple ( talk • contribs)
Hello, and thank you for explaining the situation. I think perhaps you misinterpreted the username policy and the comments of the other editors.
An account name with the format of "[person] with [company]" is really meant for an editor who has a personal or professional affiliation with the company they are writing about - either because they are an employee, or a third party being paid to represent their interests.
If you truly have no affiliation with Staple Digital Marketing, then I would suggest that you change your username to something else. Then your username will not give others the impression that you are affiliated with this company.
One final question, though... what do you mean when you talk about your "portfolio"? I'm not exactly sure what you mean by that. -- Drm310 🍁 ( talk) 18:54, 15 December 2020 (UTC)
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