User talk:Nhwiki2015

Welcome!

Hello, Macdowellintern, 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.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another editor to proofread it. See 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 anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

One rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should 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.)

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

• The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Contributing to 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)
• Simplified Manual of Style

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! Missvain (talk) 20:38, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! Nhwiki2015, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Missvain (talk) 20:38, 30 June 2015 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Macdowellintern. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you have an external relationship 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. Missvain (talk) 15:50, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Spam links and edits

As your sole purpose has been to add links and material to Wikipedia articles on a subject where you have a very clear conflict of interest, I have reverted the edits as violations of Wikipedia's anti-promotion and spamming policies. The notability of the award has been disputed by multiple editors and the current consensus is that the award is not notable, therefore you should not be adding it to any articles unless and until that consensus changes. What you are effectively doing is spamming Wikipedia with information and links regarding an organization with which you are involved. Please don't continue to do so as single-purpose accounts who are here solely to promote their interests will be blocked from editing. I urge you to read the conflict of interest guidelines and abide by them accordingly.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:01, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

I disagree completely, Ponyo, with your assessment that the Edward MacDowell Medal is not notable. It took me only a few minutes of Google searching to find extensive coverage of the award in many reliable sources. I have added seven references to reliable sources to the article. I would really like to know where this claimed consensus has been discussed, so that I can add my two cents there. Instead of addressing a new editor working for a historic cultural institution with a dismissive attitude, perhaps it would be better to offer the editor assistance in improving our coverage of this highly notable art award and the 55 notable people who have won it. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Comment above is inaccurate

Ponyo's comments above about notability are highly inaccurate. WP:Notability is a requirement for a separate article, like Edward MacDowell Medal. It is not a requirement for particular details in an article like John Updike. That is subject to other requirements, starting with WP:Verifiability. The proper way you (the Colony PR person) should proceed is through Talk pages and WP:COIN.

Previous discussion with Ponyo at User talk:Ponyo#Macdowell Colony Medal Day award was completely unsatisfactory and ultimately pointless. Choor monster (talk) 18:16, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:10, 24 November 2015 (UTC)