User talk:HealthProtectionUK

June 2010
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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.  Teapot  george Talk  11:25, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

I work for the Health Protection Agency and have been given updated information from our Publications department to update the Wikipedia entry. I tried and it says that I might have a conflict of interest. How can this be overcome? Thanks Paula


 * There are a few issues here:
 * Information on Wikipedia needs to be supported by reliable sources. If a submission isn't accompanied by a reliable source, it may be reverted.  The information you added didn't include any sources.
 * Wikipedia articles need to be written from a neutral point of view -- they should not be either promotional or critical of their subject, but present information without judgment. Terms like "completely independent", "world leader", and other "peacock words" are best avoided in Wikipedia.
 * Your username "HealthProtectionUK" goes against Wikipedia's username policy -- your username should not be substantially the same as your organization. A Wikipedia username is really supposed to be associated with just a single person, not a whole organization.  If you create a new account that includes your name as well -- e.g. "HPUK Paula" or some such -- it will be easier to tell that you're just a single person. :-)
 * My suggestion is that you post a link to the updated Health Protection Agency publications information on Talk:Health Protection Agency and ask for another editor to review the information and update the article appropriately. If no one picks up on the request in a few days, you may consider adding the information yourself, if you're careful to follow the Wikipedia guidelines on verifiability and neutral point of view. Tim Pierce (talk) 14:09, 8 June 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a few moments to create a new account with a username that represents only you. If your username doesn't represent a group, organization or website, you may ask for a review of this username block by adding the text below this message. Thank you. TN X Man 15:49, 8 June 2010 (UTC)