User talk:Netballfacts

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November 2023

Hello, I'm Funnyfarmofdoom. I wanted to let you know that one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Sheryl Burns—has been undone because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thank you. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 19:43, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Sheryl Burns, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 20:20, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Sheryl Burns, you may be blocked from editing. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 20:32, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

All I added was that Sheryl owns a activewear range but then someone messaged to say I needed to reference that. I don’t need to have the website there I just want to add that one line Netballfacts (talk) 20:57, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

When we refer to references, we're specifically looking for reliable, independent sources. Linking to a company's homepage isn't a reliable source. Generally, this would be a news article, scientific journal, book, or similar. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 23:03, 24 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Sheryl Burns. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Online) 01:18, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I give up. Just trying to add to her achievements. The only source showing her new business venture is her website but I can’t add that as a source it would seem Netballfacts (talk) 01:29, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Which means the new business venture is not verifiable and should not be included in Wikipedia. —C.Fred (talk) 02:01, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

How do you verify it outside of the website Netballfacts (talk) 02:12, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

As Funnyfarmofdoom said, with independent sources, such as news articles. —C.Fred (talk) 02:14, 25 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Notification: Blocked

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for spamming. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding {{unblock|your reason here}} below this notice. Materialscientist (talk) 07:26, 28 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]