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Salamurai (
talk)
02:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to
OmniPeace, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the
edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been
reverted. Please make use of the
sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. -
Salamurai (
talk)
02:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your
disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did at
OmniPeace, you may be
blocked from editing.
Millahnna (
talk)
18:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from
OmniPeace. When removing content, please specify a reason in the
edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's
talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content can be restored, as you can see from the
page history. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. Thank you.
Fæ (
talk)
23:23, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello Maryfanaro. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things
you have written about in the article
OmniPeace, you may have a
conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
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 following the 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. Fæ ( talk) 23:24, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, advice you have received by email is from unpaid volunteers who come from the editing community rather than a "wikipedia executive". This is a key distinction as content on Wikipedia works through consensus with the editing community. Neither you or I have a special status when it comes to writing or changing an article. In the OmniPeace article you have unfortunately blanked quite a number of valid sources and appear to be referring to sources that do not exist. Would you like me to revert to an earlier version for you to improve?
You may find it very useful to ask for support at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard before working further. You may find the associated essay of Expert editors and the guidelines at Reliable sources also handy as a starting point.
As you may be struggling to work out how to include citations in your text, please find below some further guidance. Thanks -- Fæ ( talk) 23:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Footnotes can be added inline to the body of your text using <ref> tags. An example looks like:
JavaScript is used on webpages today.<ref>Smith, John (2005), ''JavaScript 101'', ISBN 938223445333</ref>
And the resultant text would look like: JavaScript is used on webpages today. 1
With the superscript 1 being a link to a footnote at the bottom of the page automatically created by inserting the code: {{reflist}}
An easy to follow standard guide is at Referencing for beginners with citation templates, an online video demonstration can be played at Footnotes demo.ogv and a primer for general editing is at How to edit a page. Thanks, Fæ ( talk) 23:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hello, Maryfanaro, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
- The five pillars of Wikipedia
- Tutorial
- How to edit a page and How to develop articles
- How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
- Manual of Style
I hope you enjoy editing here and being a
Wikipedian! Please
sign your messages on
discussion pages using four
tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out
Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome!
Salamurai (
talk)
02:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to
OmniPeace, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the
edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive, and has been
reverted. Please make use of the
sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. Thank you. -
Salamurai (
talk)
02:27, 21 June 2011 (UTC)
Please stop your
disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did at
OmniPeace, you may be
blocked from editing.
Millahnna (
talk)
18:27, 26 July 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from
OmniPeace. When removing content, please specify a reason in the
edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's
talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content can be restored, as you can see from the
page history. Take a look at the
welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. Thank you.
Fæ (
talk)
23:23, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hello Maryfanaro. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things
you have written about in the article
OmniPeace, you may have a
conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
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 following the 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. Fæ ( talk) 23:24, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Hi, advice you have received by email is from unpaid volunteers who come from the editing community rather than a "wikipedia executive". This is a key distinction as content on Wikipedia works through consensus with the editing community. Neither you or I have a special status when it comes to writing or changing an article. In the OmniPeace article you have unfortunately blanked quite a number of valid sources and appear to be referring to sources that do not exist. Would you like me to revert to an earlier version for you to improve?
You may find it very useful to ask for support at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard before working further. You may find the associated essay of Expert editors and the guidelines at Reliable sources also handy as a starting point.
As you may be struggling to work out how to include citations in your text, please find below some further guidance. Thanks -- Fæ ( talk) 23:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)
Footnotes can be added inline to the body of your text using <ref> tags. An example looks like:
JavaScript is used on webpages today.<ref>Smith, John (2005), ''JavaScript 101'', ISBN 938223445333</ref>
And the resultant text would look like: JavaScript is used on webpages today. 1
With the superscript 1 being a link to a footnote at the bottom of the page automatically created by inserting the code: {{reflist}}
An easy to follow standard guide is at Referencing for beginners with citation templates, an online video demonstration can be played at Footnotes demo.ogv and a primer for general editing is at How to edit a page. Thanks, Fæ ( talk) 23:31, 23 January 2012 (UTC)