User talk:AdamSmith1723

AdamSmith1723 (talk) 18:26, 3 July 2016 (UTC)Adam Smith

I was attempting to add outside ratings for CEOs of public companies. It is my understanding that the organisation does not sell anything, and is simply interested in getting good information out to the public. How would your recommend I provide this information through wikipedia? AdamSmith1723 (talk) 18:26, 3 July 2016 (UTC)


 * First, is the rating relevant to the CEO or to the company? If it relates to the CEO, it doesn't belong in the company's article; it should only go in the CEO's article, provided (s)he is notable enough to have one.


 * Second, is the outside rating widely known and respected? Is there an article about the organization and/or the rating? If the answer to those questions is no, then you should not add the rating.


 * Finally, if it is a notable rating, don't piggyback it onto a field in the infobox. Add it somewhere in the article. If it's a widely-included rating, then we can look at adding it to the infobox later. —C.Fred (talk) 18:34, 3 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello AdamSmith1723, I have briefly checked the linked domain. Please do not add this source or its ratings. The site lacks several of Wikipedia's requirements for a reliable source: it has no clear information about the authors and their expertise, no signs of editorial oversight, and no transparent methodology. It also seems to be quite new, and I couldn't find any usages of these ratings by other reliable sources (for example newspapers or academic journals). You should also read WP:COI in case you are connected with the added domain in any way. If you want to get more opinions about this source's reliability, please post a request to check it at Reliable sources/Noticeboard. Hope that helps - you can find additional basic information in the links in your "Welcome" message. GermanJoe (talk) 19:15, 3 July 2016 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, AdamSmith1723, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate encyclopedic contributions, but some of your recent contributions seem to be advertising or for promotional purposes. Wikipedia does not allow advertising. For more information on this, please see: If you still have questions, there is a new contributors' help page, or you can. You may also find the following pages useful for a general introduction to Wikipedia: I hope you enjoy editing Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Feel free to write a note on the bottom of my talk page if you want to get in touch with me. Again, welcome! —C.Fred (talk) 18:07, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
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