User talk:Stephenthorpe

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

I notice 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 any other 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 firm 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 five pillars of 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! VQuakr (talk) 08:28, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

This is your only warning; if you use Wikipedia for soapboxing, promotion or advertising again, as you did at Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. VQuakr (talk) 08:39, 17 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I don't understand your message about soapboxing, promotion or advertising. - Sorry also L-plate rider here too (novice to Wikipedia). We are a journal published by a not for profit incorporated in Minnesota and have been asked by readers to create a page on Wikipedia. I'm not sure how it's going to work if we can't address the deletion request as all my responses with links to the indices for the notoriety issue are deleted?

All advice most welcome.

Stephenthorpe (talk) 08:53, 17 December 2012 (UTC)Stephen[reply]

Hi, I got your email and saw your messages here and at the AfD page. The most basic and commonly cited standard for determining if a subject is notable enough for an article is the general notability guideline: If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to satisfy the inclusion criteria. If you are aware of sources meeting these criteria that could be used to show notability of the topic, please consider concisely posting them at the deletion discussion. Looking at your contributions, I do not see where anything related to sources has been intentionally deleted; it might have been the result of a technical problem such as an edit conflict.

As for the promotional issues, we care much more about what third parties have to say about a topic, than what the subject has to say about itself. Because it is so challenging for editors (regardless of experience) to write neutrally about a topic with which they have a close connection, editors with COI are encouraged to instead post at the talk page (in this case, here. VQuakr (talk) 04:35, 18 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Stephenthorpe! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from peers and experienced editors. I hope to see you there! Theopolisme (I'm a Teahouse host) Visit the Teahouse This message was delivered automatically by your robot friend, HostBot (talk) 01:17, 21 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Stephenthorpe. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by Writ Keeper (t + c) 03:39, 31 March 2013 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]