User talk:Celt06

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Hello, Celt06, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Yworo (talk) 02:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
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February 2013
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your, but for legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted.

You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words.

If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text — which means allowing other people to modify it — then you must include on the external site the statement "I, (name), am the author of this article, (article name), and I release its content under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 and later, and under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribute Share-Alike."

You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question at the "Help Desk". You can also leave a message on my talk page. Yworo (talk) 02:56, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Help request
Hi Yworo, Thank you for your response. I am new to doing editing on Wikipedia and trying to figure out all of your different requirements. I was just trying to add information about my new book with the promotional words I wrote about my book. I'm not interested in being a regular Wiki editor. Is there a way I can agree to the terms you wanted me to write on my website and instead give Wikipedia specifically those rights instead of having to put it on my website for anyone to use? For instance, I'm willing to send you an email with the agreement you want—wouldn't that be ample protection for you? And then you can change the words however you want. Or do I need to totally rewrite the book description in other words? Please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you. (Celt06 (talk) 17:37, 5 February 2013 (UTC))
 * It would be possible for you to make a copyright release, but I am afraid this addition would not be acceptable in any case - I understand that you want to promote your book but Wikipedia is absolutely not for advertising or promotion of any kind. JohnCD (talk) 18:36, 5 February 2013 (UTC)


 * JohnCD is correct. Promotional material is absolutely prohibited on Wikipedia. Also, editors are discouraged from writing about themselves or their own projects and products. I will post information about this just below. Yworo (talk) 20:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
Hello, Celt06. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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 * Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
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 * Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Yworo (talk) 20:48, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

Hi, I understand what you are saying and your concerns, but it seems like a contradiction then to the other material you permitted on the page -- the other references to Jim Leher's book, "Super" is promotional in nature (by your definition and description) along with the short story and film mentioned. How is my book any different in nature from the other books/films mentioned? The point is that my book is about the Super Chief like the other books/films are about the Super Chief, so it should be allowed to be listed. If you don't want me to list it since I'm too close to it, then can one of you please list it for me with information and wording you are comfortable with? (I'm fine if you want to make it much shorter.) I'm really not trying to break any of your rules, I'm simply trying to list my book like you allowed the other books/films to be listed. I'm just trying to stand up for what I feel is fair and consistent with your other content. I'd appreciate it if you would please help me out here.