User talk:Iowdriftwood

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Hello, Iowdriftwood, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as User:Iowdriftwood, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

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Speedy deletion nomination of User:Iowdriftwood
Please disregard the above notice, it was placed in error. Colofac (talk) 13:30, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because... (I have created this page to tell people about me Michael Hodges I don't understand why it would even be considered to be deleted. All it does is say what I have done and where have and do work etc. If there is some thing wrong please let me know so I can correct it. Can you also tell me how I add a picture to it, regards Michael) --Iowdriftwood (talk) 13:32, 16 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The user space is designed to promote your activities on this website only. However commendable your business prowesses are, we are an encyclopaedia, not a free advertising space.  Colofac (talk) 13:35, 16 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Administrator note: Colofac is correct. Please edit your user page to be relevant to Wikipedia. It's fine to state a few facts about yourself, but if you insist on using your user page for promotion unrelated to Wikipedia, your page will be deleted and your account will likely be blocked. ~Amatulić (talk) 19:17, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.  Teapot  george Talk  16:45, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Arman Cagle ( Contact me EMail Me Contribs ) Please remember if you have any questions, please reply on my talk page. 20:33, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Hello Iowdriftwood. 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.

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 following the 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. Toddst1 (talk) 20:42, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Your user page
Can I suggest you move the content of your user page to a subpage the overtly promotional content is not suitable for a user page. Kind regards  Teapot  george Talk  20:52, 16 September 2011 (UTC)

Page Blanked
You have had an entire day to change your user page, since you have decided not to, I have done it for you. Colofac (talk) 09:21, 17 September 2011 (UTC)