User talk:Chimelel

Hello Chimelel, and Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Happy editing! Somno (talk) 04:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for businesses. For more details about what, exactly, constitutes a conflict of interest, please see our conflict of interest guidelines. Thank you. Somno (talk) 04:37, 28 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Karen Wheaton page

Somno: Thank you so much for erasing the absurd things that were written on my mom's page. I will read over the conflict of interest to see what you are talking about, but i was wondering if there is any way to lock a page so that the vandalism doesn't continue. We are in the process of having a bio written specifically for this Wikipedia page and once that is posted, would really like it to remain unedited. I know you can lock the page, i just don't know how. Thank you for your help! Lauren Wheaton BentleyChimelel (talk) 04:36, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Chimelel. There's no way information like that should stay in an encyclopedia article, so I was happy to remove it. However, if someone was to add information about Ms Wheaton that was unflattering or negative, that is OK as long as it is referenced to reliable sources and written in a neutral point of view (positive information is held to the same standards too). For example, if a reliable source was found that mentioned Ms Wheaton's first marriage, that information could be added to the article, regardless of whether you or your mother want it added. That's where conflict of interest comes up - the interests of the encyclopedia take priority over your (and Ms Wheaton's) personal interests. Have a read of the conflict of interest page for more information.

Pages can be "locked" (it's called "protected" in Wikipedia) to stop others editing, but only in specific circumstances set out in the protection policy. Unless there was frequent vandalism or edit warring on an article, it's unlikely to be protected (and even then, it's usually only temporary). The main philosophy of Wikipedia is that anyone can edit anything, and protecting pages goes against that.

In regards to your bio specifically for Wikipedia, I suggest you post it to your user page first (e.g. at User:Chimelel/Karen Wheaton. Ask some editors to take a look at it and make sure it's suitable. I'm happy to do this for you if you like. You need to make sure the new article uses verifiable, reliable sources and is written in a neutral way. If you need any help or further explanations, please contact me. Somno (talk) 05:17, 29 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]