User talk:CMWorks

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Ditch Witch
Hi there. Just so you know, I'm going to be going through your changes on the above article and editing rather heavily - a lot of what you've included leans into the realm of advertising, and will need to be removed to ensure the article is neutral, as per our guidelines. The product line section, for example, is marketing-related, and will need to go; the product range is mentioned further up in the article. If these changes aren't made, it's entirely possible the article could be marked for deletion as blatant advertising, which Wikipedia is not intended to be. Also, please read the note above regarding conflict of interest - from your username, I assume this is someone with Charles Machine Works. Generally, editing an article about something you're closely related with is frowned upon. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:41, 6 November 2008 (UTC)

Ditch Witch
Thanks for the information. I've gone back into the article and tried to remove anything that may see like marketing. I've also added citations as you requested and tried to create as many internal links as I could. I hope I'm responding to you correctly, I haven't every tried to talk to another editor before ;)

CMWorks (talk) 22:37, 7 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Yes, either here or on my talk page will work just fine - I've got your page watchlisted so I'll see any changes here. The adjustments you've been making definitely help the article. I appreciate your understanding of the need to keep it neutral - too often, companies try to post up the corporate promo piece here, which just doesn't work as part of an encyclopedia. I'd suggest that if you can find more third-party sources about the company (and I recommend avoiding trade magazines and papers, and focus on more mainstream media or websites, if you can), that would be a great help in the long run. Cheers. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:44, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

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Ditch Witch
I'm having trouble with the company info box on this page. I'm not sure how to go back and edit the box, once the box is visible the text for it doesn't show up anywhere for editing. Could someone point me in the right direction for info about editing company info boxed AFTER they have been created?


 * Hey there. If you've been using the 'edit' tabs at the article section breaks, try using the main 'edit' tab at the top of the page - it's possible that your placement of the box was in a place where you can't access it afterwards. The box (both of them) came up when I clicked on 'edit.' If you're still having problems, outline what you'd like to do and I'll see if I can sort it out for you. Tony Fox (arf!) 21:14, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

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