User talk:Deniserazz

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Razzamataz Theatre Schools, 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 our use and policy on paid editing.

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 * The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
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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, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! IamNotU (talk) 00:25, 26 October 2018 (UTC)

Paid editing
Hi Deniserazz, I appreciate that you've made an effort to expand the Wikipedia article on Razzamataz Theatre Schools! Unfortunately, your edits appear to constitute promotion of the business, which isn't allowed, as it conflicts with two of Wikipedia's five core tenets. First, Wikipedia is an encylopedia. In contrast to social media sites like LinkedIn or Facebook, it's not to be used as a platform for advocacy or advertising. Second, Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view. Language that resembles a press release, public relations piece, or brochure, or otherwise seeks to present the subject in glowing terms, isn't allowed. I understand that you probably weren't aware of this, and were adding the material in good faith, but editors who add such material may be considered spammers. Although it's very common that editors with a conflict of interest feel that their contributions are objective, factual, and only meant to raise awareness of the subject, in our experience it's nearly impossible for such an editor to remain neutral. In any case, simply being in a position of conflict of interest is problematic, regardless of the neutrality of any particular edit.

I'm not an administrator or a representative of the Wikimedia Foundation, just another volunteer editor, but I wanted to let you know that if your job duties include promotional activities for Razzamataz Theatre Schools, you're required by Wikipedia's Terms of Use to disclose who you work for, though you're never required to reveal your identity or other personal information. Failure to disclose may result in being blocked from editing Wikipedia. You're also very strongly discouraged from editing affected articles directly; you may propose changes on talk pages. Please see the policy and instructions. Finally, if you're aware of any other past editors of the article who may have a conflict of interest or have received compensation in connection with their edits, I'd appreciate it if you could let me know which ones. Again it's not necessary (or even allowed) to reveal their identity. You can answer by editing this section and placing your reply below. Thanks for your understanding... --IamNotU (talk) 00:46, 26 October 2018 (UTC)