User talk:Bellaworks
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Hello, Bellaworks, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.
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before the question. Again, welcome! (✉→BWilkins←✎) 22:23, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Your username
[edit]Usernames that represents a company or group are against policy per Username policy: Company/group names, also user accounts are to used by a single individual, the relevant policy can be found here: Sharing accounts. You may choose a different username and request that it be changed here: Wikipedia:Changing username. Also you should first check to see if the new username you have chosen isn't already in use. You can easily check here: Special:ListUsers just enter the new username in the "Display users starting at" box and click Go. Lastly Conflict of interest policy, this pretty much self explanatory. I apologize for "throwing all this on your plate" but all these issues will be brought to your attention at some point. If you wish to occasionally edit Wikipedia then these issues will need to be addressed. Mlpearc (powwow) 23:39, 15 May 2013 (UTC)
Your article has been moved to AfC space
[edit]Hi! I would like to inform you that the Articles for Creation submission which was previously located here: User:Bellaworks/Raggs Band has been moved to Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Raggs Band, this move was made automatically and doesn't affect your article. Your draft is waiting for a review by an experienced editor, if you have any questions please ask on our Help Desk! Have a nice day. ArticlesForCreationBot (talk) 21:43, 18 May 2013 (UTC)
May 2013
[edit] Hello, Bellaworks. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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.
If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:
- Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
- Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
- Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
- 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. Based upon your posting here [1] where you state you want to edit your clients' articles. ConcernedVancouverite (talk) 14:19, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Your submission at Articles for creation
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The existing submission may be deleted at any time. Copyrighted work cannot be allowed to remain on Wikipedia.
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- Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia! —Anne Delong (talk) 09:04, 25 May 2013 (UTC)