User talk:StevenStofferahn
Managing a conflict of interest
[edit]Hello, StevenStofferahn. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Kenneth D. Stofferahn, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:
- avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
- propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template), including links or details of reliable sources that support your suggestions;
- disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
- avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
- do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.
In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.
Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicizing, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Bbb23 (talk) 23:09, 26 December 2024 (UTC)
- Because of your conflict, you cannot edit the article directly. Once you complete all the procedures outlined above, you can propose changes to the article on its Talk page.--Bbb23 (talk) 02:23, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm brand new to Wikipedia, so this is very helpful. I would be happy to post a "Connected Contributor" notice, but have not quite figured out how to import the appropriate template. Would providing that information through "Add Topic" under "Talk" serve the same purpose? StevenStofferahn (talk) 03:40, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- Any questions about what you must do on your userpage and the procedure you must follow when you propose changes to the article on its Talk page, please ask at the WP:Teahouse.--Bbb23 (talk) 14:06, 27 December 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. I'm brand new to Wikipedia, so this is very helpful. I would be happy to post a "Connected Contributor" notice, but have not quite figured out how to import the appropriate template. Would providing that information through "Add Topic" under "Talk" serve the same purpose? StevenStofferahn (talk) 03:40, 27 December 2024 (UTC)