User talk:Greghdz

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. As a new contributor, you may not be familiar with the rules here, and I'd like to mention two of them that you have not been following. First, every edit you make to an article should be accompanied by an edit summary, explaining what your edit has done, and why. The edit summary box is located right below the edit window and right above the "save page" button. Second, you should abide by WP:Bold, Revert, Discuss: First you boldly make an edit (with an explanation), then maybe someone reverts it, then you discuss on the article's talk page why your edit should be restored; once a consensus is reached on the talk page in favor of your position, then someone can go back into the article and make the edit that people have agreed to. But if you make an edit that, say, blanks a paragraph, and someone reverts it, and then you just blank the paragraph again, as you have done, you are WP:edit warring, which can get you blocked from editing.

Thanks for your desire to help improve Wikipedia, and I'm looking forward to seeing you on the article's talk page! (Incidentally, when you post on the talk page, be sure to sign your wikiname by typing four tildes ~) Duoduoduo (talk) 19:01, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

FDIC, conflict of interest
Hey, Greg. I've noticed your edits to FDIC and think that, apart from a couple of minor glitches (which seem to be straightened out now), they're sound and appropriate. Well done. That being said, because you're affiliated with the FDIC, you should be careful about editing it and related pages. I think you've done a good job of it to this point, and I'm pointing out this issue just so you can avoid possible pitfalls. In that regard I am posting below a template message that alerts new users to Wikipedia's conflict of interest guidelines. It has a useful collection of links to policies, etc., that you may find helpful to review. Keep up the good work! JohnInDC (talk) 21:41, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello, Greghdz. 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.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:


 * 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.
 * Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Spam).
 * 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. JohnInDC (talk) 21:41, 25 January 2013 (UTC)