User talk:Karenblue
January 2013[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, and I noticed that the username you have chosen, "BlueCrossBlueShieldKC", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. It's a Fox! (Talk to me?) 21:18, 25 January 2013 (UTC)
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Managing a conflict of interest[edit]
Hello, Karenblue. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:
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Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. AllyD (talk) 20:14, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
Copyright problem: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City[edit]
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! We welcome and appreciate your contributions, such as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, but we regretfully cannot accept copyrighted text or images from either web sites or printed works. This article appears to contain work copied from https://web.archive.org/web/20101231213014/http://ncqa.org/tabid/1048/Default.aspx https://web.archive.org/web/20120717002649/http://www.bluekc.com:80/About/Blue_KC_History.aspx, and therefore to constitute a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policies. The copyrighted text has been or will soon be deleted. While we appreciate contributions, we must require all contributors to understand and comply with our copyright policy. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators are liable to be blocked from editing.
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Thank you, and please feel welcome to continue contributing to Wikipedia. Happy editing! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:00, 28 July 2019 (UTC)
Nomination of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for deletion[edit]
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:30, 21 October 2019 (UTC)
Nomination of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City for deletion[edit]
The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City (2nd nomination) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
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