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== Welcome! == |
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Hello, {{ {{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}, and '''[[Wikipedia:Welcome, newcomers|welcome to Wikipedia]]'''! Thank you for [[Special:Contributions/{{ {{{|safesubst:}}}PAGENAME}}|your contributions]]. |
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I notice that one of the first articles you edited {{{{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{art|}}}|was [[:{{{art}}}]], which}} appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a [[WP:COI|conflict of interest]]. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a [[WP:NPOV|neutral]] 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. |
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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. See [[Help:Userspace draft|our help page on userspace drafts]] for more details. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask [[:Category:Wikipedia administrators who will provide copies of deleted articles|anyone from this list]] and they will copy it to your user page. |
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One firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately [[WP:NOSHARE|be blocked from editing]]. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have [[Wikipedia:ORGNAME|usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation]]. If you have a username like this, you should [[Wikipedia:Changing username|request a change of username]] or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.) |
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If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the '''[[Wikipedia:New contributors' help page|New contributors' help page]]''', where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! You can also just type '''<code>{{tl|helpme}}</code>''' on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: |
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*[[Wikipedia:Five pillars|The five pillars of Wikipedia]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:How to edit a page|How to edit a page]] |
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*[[Help:Contents|Help pages]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Tutorial|Tutorial]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:How to write a great article|How to write a great article]] |
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*[[Wikipedia:Simplified Manual of Style|Simplified Manual of Style]] |
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]]! Please [[Wikipedia:Sign your posts on talk pages|sign your name]] on talk pages using four tildes (<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question]] or ask me on {{ {{{|safesubst:}}}#if:{{{1|}}}|[[User talk:{{{1}}}|my talk page]]|my talk page}}. Again, welcome! <!-- Template:Welcome-COI --><noinclude> |
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