User talk:Kibus1

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— Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 13:36, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

November 2012

Hello, I'm TenPoundHammer. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Chris Janson seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 19:21, 6 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Chris Janson. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Please quit removing the sources already in the article, please quit using informal speech such as "avid outdoorsman", and… please… don't… use… ellipses. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 06:15, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I already explained to you why your edits are no good. You're adding an informal, inappropriate tone and violating the policies on a neutral, encyclopedic tone. Now that I know you're the subject, you're also violating the conflict of interest guidelines. Terms like "avid outdoorsman" and "garnering much critical acclaim" are informal and do not belong in Wikipedia articles.

Not to mention that you also ripped out most of the sources and, at least in this edit, broke the formatting of the entire article. (Also, you're whitewashing the article by cutting out the bad review that someone else gave of your song. Bad reviews exist; there's no reason to pretend they don't.) The "notable instruments" field is only for artists who have a signature instrument, like B.B. King's "Lucille" guitar. On top of that, "recently" is not a good thing to use in an article because things change over time.

And finally, why do you keep removing the reference to "Better I Don't"? Is that not your new single? Country Aircheck said it is. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:02, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You don't own the article, either. Wikipedia can be edited by anyone. Repeatedly spamming "your" version of the article fixes nothing. Ten Pound Hammer • ^{(What did I screw up now?)} 07:11, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talkback

Hello, Kibus1. You have new messages at Talk:Chris Janson.
Message added 13:37, 7 November 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

— Mr. Stradivarius ^{(have a chat)} 13:37, 7 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

User warning - COI

Hello, Kibus1. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but since you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Chris Janson per this link, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

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. -- Uzma Gamal (talk) 08:20, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]