User talk:StormNationRep

December 2015[edit]

Please read WP:OWN and School article guidelines before further editing. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 04:25, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]

Hello! StormNationRep, 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! John from Idegon (talk) 04:25, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:John from Idegon. what am I doing wrong, all I've did was fix/update information on the page.

Welcome![edit]

Hello, StormNationRep, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

You may also want to take the Wikipedia Adventure, an interactive tour that will help you learn the basics of editing Wikipedia. You can visit The Teahouse to ask questions or seek help.

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing 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 for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! 7&6=thirteen (☎) 22:11, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for leaving this welcome template, 7&6. The problems with your edits, StormNationRep, were three things, compounded by your newness.

Coordinates are standard on every article about a place across Wikipedia, be it a town, a geographic feature or a structure. They are considered even more important than the address. The coordinates link directly to a map that shows the location globally and scaleable down to a direct satellite view of the structure itself.
The image you added is uploaded improperly. You would have most likely not known how to upload it properly, but as it was it was a violation of the owner's copyright. Copyright is a very serious matter here. It will be deleted from commons soon. You will need to upload it to en.wikipedia instead, as a fair use exception. The upload wizzard will walk you through the process. You will need to look at the image page for the image currently on the article and copy the rationale from it, changing the source to the proper location for the new image. I know it is confusing. Copyright is one of the hardest issues to grasp here. If you want to post the link here, I'll be happy to upload it for you. It is a much superior image.
You flippant dismissal of the superintendent as an intern was a bit off putting. I doubt the person is an intern, and whether or not his performance meets your expectations is not relevant. Perhaps you meant interim? If that is the case, removing his name was completely proper!

Which brings me to the subject of your newness. Whereas Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, it is decidedly not easy. Please read the links you were provided above. One of the things you will learn from them is that getting your edits reverted is not an uncommon occurrence. The proper thing to do is to start a discussion as to why they were reverted. You can do this on the articles talk page or on the talk page of the editor that reverted you. What you don't do is just put them back. Most editors here are happy to help new editors like yourself. But just putting your edits back is called edit warring and is frowned upon. It tends to alienate other editors. The other issue is your username. It implies that you are editing in some official capacity and that is not allowed. The page on the school does not belong to the school. The good news is it is easy to change your username. Just go to WP:CHU. I would also encourage you to take advantage of the Teahouse. It is a great resource. And you are welcome to come ask me anything on my talk page. Glad to help. John from Idegon (talk) 23:29, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure![edit]

Hi StormNationRep! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission. I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.

-- 00:25, Thursday, December 3, 2015 (UTC)

Mission 1	Mission 2	Mission 3	Mission 4	Mission 5	Mission 6	Mission 7
Say Hello to the World	An Invitation to Earth	Small Changes, Big Impact	The Neutral Point of View	The Veil of Verifiability	The Civility Code	Looking Good Together

Get Help

About The Wikipedia Adventure | Hang out in the Interstellar Lounge

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, StormNationRep. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article South Elgin High School, you may have a conflict of interest. People with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, see the conflict of interest guideline and frequently asked questions for organizations. In particular, please:

avoid editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, its competitors, or projects and products you or they are involved with;
instead, propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
exercise great caution so that you do not violate Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, the Wikimedia Foundation'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.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing, and autobiographies. Thank you. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:24, 4 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]