User talk:Awolfram

File permission problem with File:FVHS mousepad.png

Thanks for uploading File:FVHS mousepad.png. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file agreed to license it under the given license.

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If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have provided evidence that their copyright owners have agreed to license their works under the tags you supplied, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log. Files lacking evidence of permission may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. You may wish to read the Wikipedia's image use policy. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. NtheP (talk) 21:51, 31 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Hello Awolfram, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Awolfram, good luck, and have fun. – – S. Rich (talk) 16:49, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Accreditation edits

Hello Awolfram. Please look at the guidance in the section above. It talks about the necessity of verification and reliable sources for the materials in our articles. The material you added to accreditation did not have proper sourcing. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 17:16, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

June 2013

Hello, Awolfram. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Franklin Virtual High School, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. – S. Rich (talk) 19:37, 5 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I got your message. Regarding unaccredited highschools, I wonder. The key to any and every article is verification. Keeping up with post-secondary schools is quite enough, but it seems to me that taking on fake high schools would be even more daunting. For more information, I suggest you look at the Education WikiProject. (There is a link on the FVHS talk page.) Also, User:Orlady is extremely knowledgable in this area. Happy editing. – S. Rich (talk) 01:26, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Based on your (Awolfram) edit summaries, it seems the article you are really interested would be the U.S. section of Pre-tertiary-education accreditation. And please do read and follow WP:COI. Happy editing! Novaseminary (talk) 01:30, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yet another message for you to digest! I see that User:Orlady has made some edits. She is among the best of WP's editors. Over the years she has been diligent in following education and accreditation related articles. I am sure that you and she will cooperate to make these articles worthwhile. For me, I'm going to tak FVHS off my watch list. – S. Rich (talk) 03:46, 6 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: 6 second break in (March 29)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by LaMona was:

Do not WP:REFSPAM - only use one reliable source per statement, not " [14] [15] [16] [17][18] [19][20] [21][22] ". Youtube is not a reliable source. Read wp:rs about acceptable sources. You will have to show that this is not a wp:NEOLOGISM (read that), and that it is not just about one thing (a single way to break into a garage). The "solutions" section is an advertisement for products, and advertising is not allowed on Wikipedia. Drop it or just say that there are products available.

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 when they have been resolved.

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LaMona (talk) 03:26, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Awolfram, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that 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! LaMona (talk) 03:26, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

More Conflict of Interest

You have been notified in the past about conflict of interest. This time it is more serious, as you appear to be writing an article related to a company that you work for. This is assuming that you are the person referred to here: https://thegarageshield.com/author/awolfram/. Creating articles to promote commercial interests is greatly discouraged, and even if your goal is to create an article with a neutral point of view, that is very difficult when one is involved in the topic as their business. In any case, you must declare your COI on the talk page of the article, giving your relationship to the topic. I'll repeat the COI information below, as it may have changed since you last saw it. LaMona (talk) 03:35, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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

avoid editing or creating articles related to you and your circle, your organization, its competitors, projects or products;
instead propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
when discussing affected articles, disclose your COI (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. LaMona (talk) 03:35, 29 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]