User talk:Cloudkeeper

Welcome

Hello, Cloudkeeper, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you have 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 reverted for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of deletion, you might like to draft your article before submission, then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing.

If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type {{helpme}} on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! SGGH ^ping! 18:17, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I just want to let you know that when you make an edit, you are not supposed to sign your name whenever you post something new to the article. Queen cat (talk) 17:01, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I reverted your edit to List of Care Bears, which is the one where you said "The Following Are Not True Care Bears". They are characters, and there is no need to say that they aren't. Stop doing that, and please stop signing your username after every edit you make. Queen cat (talk) 17:07, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Answer to your question

Unfortunately you still have to provide reliable third party sources to confirm your changes. Merely stating your authority and asking us to accept your changes won't do, I'm afraid. If you have acceptable sources to reference the changes with then that is fine. Regards, SGGH ^ping! 18:20, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, because of your relationship with the subject and those who have a financial interest in the subject, I would strongly strongly strongly encourage you to read and understand the Wikipedia conflict of interest policy, especially the "nutshell" summary at the top. If you continue to edit on subjects close to you, those edits will likely be subjected to more heightened scrutiny than normal by other editors and you will need to more scrupulously abide by Wikipedia policies for those edits. The best way to avoid conflict with other editors, and a "conflict of interest" complaint that is taken seriously, will be to provide good sources, write in a neutral tone, and keep in mind that questions, challenges, reversions, and other changes to your work are (normally) not personal and are made by other editors who are trying to improve the encyclopedia (some of whom do not have a properly nuanced understanding of the "conflict of interest" policy). Good luck and happy editing. Studerby (talk) 18:42, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In response to what SGGH said, you do need to have reliable references to show that what you are stating is true, otherwise, it may be viewed as incorrect or a personal opinion and reverted. Your sources must also be from an "official" site (such as the Official Care Bears site that would have a list of all the bears), and not something that is a fan-based site, as these sites are usually not viewed as reliable and tend to be removed as references. Queen cat (talk) 19:06, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you all for the "head's up"...whew, tough crowd. I'll keep all this in mind going forward. I understand the "conflict of interest" thing, and will remember to verify what I add. Cloudkeeper (talk) 21:43, 19 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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