User talk:Gnwdeng8895

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Treehouse attachment bolt
Hello, i reverted your recent edit to the article Treehouse attachment bolt - the article space is only for article content. If you wish to discuss  what should go into the article and why,, that belongs on the Talk:Treehouse attachment bolt page.

Your observation was that a lot of content had been removed, and you are right. Content within Wikipedia articles must follow some basic content policies
 * 1) it must be verifiable as having been previously published in a reliable source that has a reputation for fact checking and accuracy
 * 2) it must represent only the ideas, commentary and analysis from the reliable source and not the opinions or interpretations of Wikipedia editors, and
 * 3) it must be presented in a Neutral Point of View because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not an advertising platform or soapbox.

The content that was removed failed to meet the above criteria; primarily 1 ) the content was "published" by the creator and promoter of the bolt, not an independent third party, and therefore 3) it was overly promotional and self serving, not neutral. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  23:56, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Potential conflict of interest
If, as stated in the signature on my talk page, you are the Charlie Greenwood who is mentioned in the old version of the article ,

Hello, Gnwdeng8895. 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 have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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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. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom  11:57, 10 October 2013 (UTC)