User talk:5thBattalionColdstreamGuards

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Category:Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur, which 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.&#32;Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Adding your late father.
Hi. As much as I understand you wishing to add your late father to the encyclopedia, you went about it in the wrong way. This post is not intended to criticize you, but simply to explain what went wrong. Hoping this answers a few questions, Kleuske (talk) 14:45, 9 March 2020 (UTC)
 * First off, categories like Category:Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur are collections of articles, not articles or lists in their own right. In order to add your late father to a category, Wikipedia needs to have an article on him. Simply adding your late fathers details to the category file itself does not work properly.
 * In order for Wikipedia to have an article on your late father, he has to be notable. In Wikipediathat means that he has gotten significant coverage in independent, reliable sources. At this moment, I see no such coverage.
 * Then there is the unfortunate choice of your username, which suggests it is shared amongst members of the fifth battalion of the Coldstream Guards, which is not allowed by Wikipedia’s policy. This is relatively easy to rectify by simply choosing another name.
 * The last problem is that Wikipedia is not intended as a memorial site. As much as I understand you wishing to honor your late father, it is not what Wikipedia is for.

Having said all that, if you can provide a proper source for your fathers membership, we do have a List of foreign recipients of the Légion d'Honneur by country, which is appropriate. Kleuske (talk) 14:50, 9 March 2020 (UTC)

March 2020
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. Additionally, if your contributions to Wikipedia form all or part of work for which you are, or expect to be, paid, you must disclose who is paying you to edit. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Please note that you may only request a name that is not already in use, so please check here for a listing of already taken names. Thank you. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:53, 9 March 2020 (UTC)