User talk:AdriaanBuys

May 2019
I have the following comments to make regarding your user page.
 * 1) It contains numerous false statements, such as that you are a Wikipoedia administrator, that you have been an editor for over 13 years, and so on.
 * 2) It is an unattributed copy of another editor's user page, in violation of his copyright.
 * 3) As far as I know, creating a user page may well be just your first step, with contributing to the encyclopaedia being your main aim. However, experience shows that in the vast majority of cases where an editor starts by making a whole string of user page edits, he or she is here either to treat Wikipedia like a social media site or just to play around. In order to avoid giving that impression, and therefore running the risk of being blocked from editing, I strongly advise you to leave creating a user page until you have experience of contributing to the encyclopaedia.
 * 4) I shall delete the pages you have created. You are free to re-create your user page (though, as I have said above, my advice is not to do so yet) but if you do so then make sure that it does not make statements which do not truly apply to you, and do not copy content to any Wikipedia page from anywhere else without stating in an edit summary where you are copying it from. JamesBWatson (talk) 09:23, 22 May 2019 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, AdriaanBuys, and welcome to Wikipedia!&#32;Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Conservation Mag, 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.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or another 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 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.)

In addition, if you receive, or expect to receive, compensation for any contribution you make, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation to comply with our terms of use and our policy on paid editing.

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * Best practices for editors with close associations
 * Plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
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 * 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

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Speedy deletion nomination of Conservation Mag


A tag has been placed on Conservation Mag, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and FAQ/Organizations for more information.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, and you wish to retrieve the deleted material for future reference or improvement, then please contact the. Randykitty (talk) 10:10, 26 August 2020 (UTC)