User talk:Ccrowson

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited 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, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Here are some pages that you might find helpful:
 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * Tutorial
 * 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

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:22, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

Talkback
Walter Görlitz (talk) 03:25, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

April 2017
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Christ for the Nations Institute, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:55, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright
Hello Ccrowson, and welcome to Wikipedia. All or some of your addition(s) to Christ for the Nations Institute have been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material without evidence of permission from the copyright holder. While we appreciate your contributing to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from your sources to avoid copyright or plagiarism issues here.


 * You can only copy/translate a small amount of a source, and you must mark what you take as a direct quotation with double quotation marks (") and cite the source using an inline citation. You can read about this at Non-free content in the sections on "text". See also Help:Referencing for beginners, for how to cite sources here.
 * Aside from limited quotation, you must put all information in your own words and structure, in proper paraphrase. Following the source's words too closely can create copyright problems, so it is not permitted here; see Close paraphrasing. (There is a college-level introduction to paraphrase, with examples, hosted by the Online Writing Lab of Purdue.) Even when using your own words, you are still, however, asked to cite your sources to verify information and to demonstrate that the content is not original research.
 * Our primary policy on using copyrighted content is Copyrights. You may also want to review Copy-paste.
 * If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. However, there are steps that must be taken to verify that license before you do. See Donating copyrighted materials.
 * In very rare cases (that is, for sources that are public domain or compatibly licensed), it may be possible to include greater portions of a source text. However, please seek help at the help desk before adding such content to the article. 99.9% of sources may not be added in this way, so it is necessary to seek confirmation first. If you do confirm that a source is public domain or compatibly licensed, you will still need to provide full attribution; see Plagiarism for the steps you need to follow.
 * Also note that Wikipedia articles may not be copied or translated without attribution. If you want to copy or translate from another Wikipedia project or article, you can, but please follow the steps in Copying within Wikipedia.

It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:54, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Conflict of interest and paid editting.
Hi, I've noticed you have been editing Christ for the Nations Institute, which I have on my watchlist because of some copyright problems the article has had for some years. You can read above for the copyright information, but I was wondering if you were an employee or otherwise paid by the organization, or have any other affiliation. The Wikimedia Foundation (the 501(c)3 that owns the English Wikipedia) requires as a part of its terms of use any paid editor to make a declaration, and our local policy strongly discourages conflict of interest editing. I would ask that you let us know one way or the other on the paid editing question before continuing to edit. Thanks. TonyBallioni (talk) 22:05, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I actually just was able to find your previous disclosure. If that is still the case, it might be a good idea for you to copy and paste this template: onto your userpage. Replace ACME with Christ for the Nations Institute. That way people won't bug you with the question in the future. I would also recommend not editing the article per our conflict of interest policy, and especially to keep away from copyright violations. Sorry for any drama. :) TonyBallioni (talk) 22:11, 8 May 2017 (UTC)

Copyright problem on Christ for the Nations Institute
Please don't add copyright material copied from the college website to this wiki. Everything you contribute needs to be written in your own words please. — Diannaa 🍁 (talk) 12:25, 9 May 2017 (UTC)