168:
254:
272:
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
48:
To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and 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
211:
If you think that this notice was placed here in error, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be
222:
deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with
Knowledge's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can
200:, because the article appears to be about an organization or company, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the
224:
50:
49:
page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from
Knowledge, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask
45:
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.
131:
73:
157:
115:
56:
The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately
134:
on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out
135:
322:
298:
269:
262:
257:
Hello Wpoel. We welcome your contributions to
Knowledge, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things
91:
on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers:
294:
287:
articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
177:
100:
26:
337:
258:
65:
31:
274:
120:
61:
37:
I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a
184:
330:
326:
147:
139:
321:
Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to
228:
95:
127:
214:
205:
336:
For information on how to contribute to
Knowledge when you have a conflict of interest, please see
193:
161:
143:
110:
346:
237:
57:
280:
If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:
83:
77:, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! You can also just type
308:
42:
201:
197:
105:
38:
341:
232:
60:. It is also worth noting that Knowledge generally does not allow editors to have
307:
to the
Knowledge article or website of your organization in other articles (see
196:
requesting that it be speedily deleted from
Knowledge. This has been done under
64:. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to
41:. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a
273:
that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the
176:
If this is the first article that you have created, you may want to read
301:, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
317:
so that you do not accidentally breach
Knowledge's content policies.
62:
usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation
351:
242:
151:
206:
see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable
166:
71:
If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the
285:
Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating
218:
to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for
293:. Everyone is welcome to provide information about
268:
All editors are required to comply with
Knowledge's
204:, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please
338:our frequently asked questions for organizations
277:and writing with as little bias as possible.
174:
198:section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion
8:
126:I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
53:and they will copy it to your user page.
178:the guide to writing your first article
291:Be cautious about deletion discussions
265:or close connection to the subject.
7:
231:the page or email a copy to you.
183:You may want to consider using the
227:to request that the administrator
14:
136:Knowledge:Where to ask a question
252:
1:
261:on Knowledge, you may have a
215:the page's talk page directly
152:13:57, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
96:The five pillars of Knowledge
352:18:21, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
327:verifiability of information
243:21:29, 13 January 2012 (UTC)
212:deleted. You can also visit
202:criteria for speedy deletion
187:to help you create articles.
116:How to write a great article
66:request a change of username
225:one of these administrators
74:New contributors' help page
367:
192:A tag has been placed on
58:be blocked from editing
315:Exercise great caution
259:you have written about
189:
171:
323:neutral point of view
270:neutral point of view
170:
51:anyone from this list
299:deletion discussions
263:conflict of interest
142:. Again, welcome!
39:conflict of interest
27:welcome to Knowledge
295:independent sources
172:
101:How to edit a page
32:your contributions
24:Hello, Wpoel, and
350:
241:
358:
344:
275:reliable sources
256:
255:
235:
169:
89:
88:
82:
30:! Thank you for
366:
365:
361:
360:
359:
357:
356:
355:
331:autobiographies
253:
250:
190:
167:
165:
158:Speedy deletion
121:Manual of Style
86:
80:
79:
22:
12:
11:
5:
364:
362:
340:. Thank you.
319:
318:
312:
309:Knowledge:Spam
302:
288:
249:
246:
185:Article Wizard
173:
164:
160:nomination of
155:
132:sign your name
124:
123:
118:
113:
108:
103:
98:
21:
18:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
363:
354:
353:
348:
343:
339:
334:
332:
328:
324:
316:
313:
310:
306:
305:Avoid linking
303:
300:
296:
292:
289:
286:
283:
282:
281:
278:
276:
271:
266:
264:
260:
247:
245:
244:
239:
234:
230:
226:
221:
217:
216:
209:
207:
203:
199:
195:
188:
186:
181:
179:
163:
159:
156:
154:
153:
149:
145:
144:Filing Flunky
141:
138:or ask me on
137:
133:
129:
122:
119:
117:
114:
112:
109:
107:
104:
102:
99:
97:
94:
93:
92:
90:
85:
76:
75:
69:
67:
63:
59:
54:
52:
46:
44:
40:
35:
33:
29:
28:
19:
17:
335:
320:
314:
304:
290:
284:
279:
267:
251:
248:January 2012
219:
213:
210:
194:USP Networks
191:
182:
175:
162:USP Networks
140:my talk page
125:
78:
72:
70:
55:
47:
36:
25:
23:
15:
128:Wikipedian
106:Help pages
130:! Please
223:contact
111:Tutorial
16:testing
342:Toddst1
233:Toddst1
43:neutral
20:Welcome
329:, and
229:userfy
220:speedy
84:helpme
347:talk
238:talk
148:talk
297:in
208:.
333:.
325:,
311:).
150:)
87:}}
81:{{
68:.
34:.
349:)
345:(
240:)
236:(
180:.
146:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.