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== Advert and COI warnings ==
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello, I'm [[User:Deb|Deb]]. I wanted to let you know that one or more of [[Special:Contributions/Writerrrr|your recent contributions]] have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion|Advertising]] and using Wikipedia as a "[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox|soapbox]]" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using [[Wikipedia:Independent sources|independent sources]], and from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral perspective]]. Take a look at the [[Help:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-advert1 -->
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<div style="float:center;border-style:solid;border-color:blue;background-color:AliceBlue;border-width:1px;text-align:left;padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">[[File:Information.svg|25px]] You appear to have a close connection to a subject about which you have written on Wikipedia that raises concerns about a [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest]]. In keeping with Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged.
Anyone with a conflict of interest must '''avoid''' or '''exercise great caution''' when:
#'''editing''' articles related to you, your family or colleagues, your organization or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with,
#'''participating''' in [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Deletion_processes|deletion discussions]] about articles related to your organization or its competitors,
# '''linking''' to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see [[Wikipedia:Spam]]);
#:and you must always:
# '''avoid breaching''' relevant policies and guidelines, especially [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Autobiography|autobiography]].
Note that you are '''required''' by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]'s terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See [[Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure]]. Even if you are not being paid, you are expected to disclose any close connection with the subject of the article, using the [[Template:Connected contributor|connected contributor template]].
For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see [[Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest]]. Thank you.</div><!-- Template:coi-stern -->[[User:Deb|Deb]] ([[User talk:Deb|talk]]) 18:04, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
[[File:Information.svg|25px|alt=Information icon]] Hello, I'm [[User:Deb|Deb]]. I wanted to let you know that one or more of [[Special:Contributions/Writerrrr|your recent contributions]] have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. [[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion|Advertising]] and using Wikipedia as a "[[Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not#Wikipedia is not a soapbox|soapbox]]" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using [[Wikipedia:Independent sources|independent sources]], and from a [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral perspective]]. Take a look at the [[Help:Introduction|welcome page]] to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.[[Category:User talk pages with Uw-advert1 notices|{{PAGENAME}}]]<!-- Template:uw-advert1 -->
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<div style="float:center;border-style:solid;border-color:blue;background-color:AliceBlue;border-width:1px;text-align:left;padding:8px;" class="plainlinks">[[File:Information.svg|25px]] You appear to have a close connection to a subject about which you have written on Wikipedia that raises concerns about a [[Wikipedia:Conflict of interest|conflict of interest]]. In keeping with Wikipedia's [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]] policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred from the tone of the edit and the proximity of the editor to the subject, are strongly discouraged.
Anyone with a conflict of interest must '''avoid''' or '''exercise great caution''' when:
#'''editing''' articles related to you, your family or colleagues, your organization or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with,
#'''participating''' in [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy#Deletion_processes|deletion discussions]] about articles related to your organization or its competitors,
# '''linking''' to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see [[Wikipedia:Spam]]);
#:and you must always:
# '''avoid breaching''' relevant policies and guidelines, especially [[Wikipedia:Neutral point of view|neutral point of view]], [[Wikipedia:Verifiability|verifiability]], and [[Wikipedia:Autobiography|autobiography]].
Note that you are '''required''' by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]'s terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See [[Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure]]. Even if you are not being paid, you are expected to disclose any close connection with the subject of the article, using the [[Template:Connected contributor|connected contributor template]].
For more details about what constitutes a conflict of interest, please see [[Wikipedia:Conflict of Interest]]. Thank you.</div><!-- Template:coi-stern -->[[User:Deb|Deb]] ([[User talk:Deb|talk]]) 18:04, 4 July 2025 (UTC)
