User talk:Onedayatatime85
Welcome![edit]
Hello, Exchange123, 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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Promotional edits are not permitted[edit]
Your edits meet the criteria of business promotion and are not permitted. E.g.,writing "Learn more at MarylandHealthConnection.gov" is what one finds in an advert not an encyclopedia. Similarly the list of services is promotional. Finally I suspect that you are editing on behalf of the organisation and your use of 'we' suggests that more than one individual is using the account. Neither is permitted by Wikipedia. QuiteUnusual (talk) 21:49, 25 June 2019 (UTC)
- It might help, as you're getting used to editing, if you go in smaller chunks. Pick one piece of information out of the article, indicate how it should be change, and provide the reliable source that supports the change. If you do that on the talk page of the article, then other (independent) editors can help you get the information into the article, provided it all checks out. —C.Fred (talk) 18:52, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
- Also, changing your username does not alleviate your conflict of interest. If you are being paid to edit the Maryland Health Connection article, you must disclose your employer per WP:PAID. —C.Fred (talk) 19:11, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
July 2019[edit]
Hello, I'm C.Fred. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Maryland Health Connection, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. —C.Fred (talk) 19:02, 9 July 2019 (UTC)