User talk:Chief VanNess

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Hello, Chief VanNess. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:


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Please take a few moments to read and review Wikipedia's policies regarding conflicts of interest, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, sourcing and autobiographies. Thank you. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 14:35, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2016 (UTC)

Please read the above messages regarding addition of unsourced and promotional content, and WP:COI. I've reverted your most recent edits again. Thank you, 2601:188:1:AEA0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 21:42, 22 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Chief, if this indeed is you, I am sorry but these edits you made simply cannot stand. Drmies (talk) 04:28, 23 December 2016 (UTC)
 * Chief, thank you for your email, but I'll respond on-wiki, briefly. Phrases like "we are proud to be" and "rich history" are simply not encyclopedic since they are not neutral (besides in the first person). History etc. is acceptable, but it has to be relevant to a wider audience, and the easiest way to prove that is to have information verified by secondary sources, sources a bit broader-ranging than a local or campus newspaper, hopefully. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 21:47, 23 December 2016 (UTC)