User talk:Jessblinn

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Welcome to The Wikipedia Adventure!

 * Hi Jessblinn! We're so happy you wanted to play to learn, as a friendly and fun way to get into our community and mission.  I think these links might be helpful to you as you get started.
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-- 12:35, Friday, November 1, 2019 (UTC)

Help me!
I want to write an article on a subject that I have a COI with that I am happy to disclose in the article. But I wonder if the article will be taken down. I will keep the article impartial. The COI is that I volunteer for the organization and do posts for their social media pages. I am not a paid employee.

Jessblinn (talk) 18:37, 1 November 2019 (UTC) Jessica Blinn
 * If you create the article as a draft and submit it for review, you should be fine as long as the subject meets our notability guidelines. Make sure to follow the instructions at WP:DISCLOSE and use sources independent of the subject whenever possible. 78.28.45.145 (talk) 19:44, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for following our policies. The place for you to disclose your COI is not the article but either the article talk page or your own user page or both. You can use one of the templates discussed at DISCLOSE or you can just write a free form sentence that explains your relationship with the organization. Either way should be accepted.  — jmcgnh (talk) (contribs) 21:03, 1 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I am not sure if this is where I respond. But I thought that I could also publish an article, without it being reviewed, once I have done 10 or so edits, and if I believe it will meet the notability requirements. And then the article will be reviewed and stay up if it is considered notable. Is that correct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jessblin (talk • contribs) 21:40, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Normally, that would be correct since you will indeed have the technical ability to publish your article once your account is autoconfirmed. However, editors with a conflict of interest are expected to create their articles as drafts so that they can be reviewed by someone without a conflict of interest before publication, see WP:COIEDIT. This means you shouldn't use your ability to create your article directly in the mainspace and instead go through the Articles for creation process. 78.28.45.145 (talk) 22:51, 5 November 2019 (UTC)

Ah, got it. Thank you so much for all your helpful info.

How many photos can I put in an article? And how do I post them and let Wikipedia know that I have permission to use them? Thanks

Also, how long does it typically take for an article to get reviewed? When going to post, the info box said up to 8 weeks. But I thought I read somewhere else that it takes a couple weeks. Jessblinn (talk) 13:42, 18 November 2019 (UTC)