User talk:Hagen 37

Welcome
Hi, and welcome to Wikipedia. I saw your edit to Michael Lee-Chin's talk page, and even though you deleted your note, I thought I'd point you towards COIREQ. If you have a simple request to make additions to his page, that would be the best route. All the best. Guettarda (talk) 14:40, 19 July 2017 (UTC) → Thank you. I am very new here. I just added a sentence to the main section. So is your recommendation that because I work for one of his companies I should ask the community for the edits and not do them myself. I want to be up front and abide by the protocols.Portlandholdings (talk) 19:02, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

July 2017
Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames which give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy or request a change of username. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text at the bottom of your talk page. Thank you. ~ GB fan 12:51, 20 July 2017 (UTC)
 * As you have had your name changed, I have unblocked the account. This does not mean you don't need to comply with Paid-contribution disclosure and Conflict of interest.  ~ GB fan 14:05, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

I totally understand. My goal is to be compliant and transparent. I will just suggest edits on the Talk page and ensure they are neutral and well sourced. Thank you for your patience.Hagen 37 (talk) 14:19, 20 July 2017 (UTC)

A belated welcome
Hi Hagen 37. Welcome to Wikipedia. I hope you don't mind if I share some of my thoughts on starting out as a new editor on Wikipedia: If I could get editors in your situation to follow just one piece of advice, it would be this: Learn Wikipedia by working only on non-contentious topics until you have a feel for the normal editing process and the policies that usually come up when editing casually. You'll find editing to be fun, easy, and rewarding. The rare disputes are resolved quickly and easily.

Working on biographical information about living persons is far more difficult. Wikipedia's Biographies of living persons policy requires strict adherence to multiple content policies, and applies to all information about living persons including talk pages.

If you have a relationship with the topics you want to edit, then you will need to review Wikipedia's Conflict of interest policy, which may require you to disclose your relationship and restrict your editing depending upon how you are affiliated with the subject matter. Regardless, editing in a manner that promotes an entity or viewpoint over others can appear to be detrimental to the purpose of Wikipedia and the neutrality required in articles.

Some topic areas within Wikipedia have special editing restrictions that apply to all editors. It's best to avoid these topics until you are extremely familiar with all relevant policies and guidelines.

If you work from reliable, independent sources, you shouldn't go far wrong. WP:RSP and WP:RSN are helpful in determining if a source is reliable.

I hope you find some useful information in all this, and welcome again. --Hipal/Ronz (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2020 (UTC)