User talk:EHISES

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Hi EHISES, thanks for asking about how to improve the edits to your article. I'd be glad to help you out. The first rule is to not remove tags from articles until the problem that gave rise to the tag is fixed. They are there to alert other editors to an article that needs help, they aren't being mean or anything like that. I restored them and then did a little copyediting on the article to tone down the PR tone enough to allow the "advertising" tag to go. (It isn't that other articles might also read like free advertising, it's that wikiproject Equine has over 2000 articles and we get to what we can when we can!) The main issue is that Wikipedia tries to be an encyclopedia, a neutral collection of factual information. As such, it is best to avoid using language that has a promotional tone or that reads like advertising. The other concern is that material not be copied word for word from another source without attribution. Finally, all information needs to come from verifiable sources. Some of the wikipedia guidelines that may help you are here: WP:SOAP, WP:V and WP:CITE. See what I changed and I hope it helps! It takes a while to find your way around here, and the "no advertising" rule is one of the strongest. You may also want to look at our Conflict of interest guidelines also...good luck! Montanabw (talk) 18:28, 19 April 2010 (UTC)