User talk:HeatherJEllison

June 2013
Hello, I'm Bagumba. I wanted to let you know that I removed an external link you added to the page Riki Ellison, because it seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. There is already a citation for youthimpactprogram.org, so an external link is unnecessary. —Bagumba (talk) 20:04, 4 June 2013 (UTC)

Hello, HeatherJEllison. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Riki Ellison, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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. ''Your edits about his family may be true, but other unaffiliated editors without access to the inside information would need a reliable source for verification. Unfortunately, this is required as other editors sometimes add information that is not correct. Thanks for your understanding.—Bagumba (talk) 20:10, 4 June 2013 (UTC)'' —Bagumba (talk) 20:10, 4 June 2013 (UTC)