User talk:Crikey2046

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Hello, Crikey2046, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a 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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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk 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! Flat Out let's discuss it 03:27, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the tips. After examining the talk page of the article, I see why you might think that, but I do not have a conflict in this instance. Cheers Crikey2046 (talk) 01:53, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:VERIFY, WP:RELTIME

Please do not remove sourced content while editing, and please do not add unsourced content. Please make sure you read and undertand WP:OR and WP:VERIFY. Finally, please do not use nonencyclopedic language like "currently" - see WP:RELTIME. Thanks! Jytdog (talk) 12:25, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sources added! Was merely updated old content. Thanks.Crikey2046 (talk) 01:24, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

April 2015

Please do not add or change content, as you did to Bernie Finn, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. NeilN ^{talk to me} 01:12, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sources added. Thanks! Crikey2046 (talk) 01:24, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

edit warring notice

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Bernie Finn. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. While edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount and can lead to a block, breaking the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. Jytdog (talk) 01:34, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Crikey2046. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, 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 ensuring their edits are verified by 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.
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. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

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. -- Aronzak (talk) 03:37, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello -- Aronzak, I'm not sure where this has come from - I have only edited one page and I don't have any affiliation with the subject or contents of it- perhaps if somebody could explicitly point to what I have written that is innapropriate that would be helpful. All I was trying to do was update out of date information and this has all become a bit overwhelming. Thanks Crikey2046 (talk) 05:25, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has policies against Single-purpose accounts and Canvassing new users to take part in editing disputes that others have been banned from. If you have any paid connection with the subject, or undisclosed connections to other editors banned from the article, you need to declare them. -- Aronzak (talk) 05:28, 2 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]