User talk:Jim Cummings

Welcome to Wikipedia!

Hello,, I'm Kafziel. I noticed you were new, or at least that nobody has officially welcomed you yet, so let me be the first to say hello, give you some tips, and share a few useful links.

Here are some links you might find helpful:
 * User tutorial
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 * Policy on maintaining a neutral point of view
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I know they're a little boring (okay... a lot boring) but they may come in handy someday.

I give every newcomer two tips for adding content: cite references whenever possible, and try to set aside any personal points of view. Aside from that, just be patient and receptive, ask questions whenever you need to, and have a good time. If you want to experiment with coding or see how articles will look before you post them, you can use your own private sandbox (at User:/sandbox) for any tests you want to do.

Now that you have your own user name, you can sign your comments on talk pages by typing four tildes (~&#126;). This will automatically stamp your user name, the time, and the date. That will help other users reply to your posts. You may also want to fill out your user page to tell others a bit about yourself.

I hope this information is useful to you, and I'm looking forward to seeing your contributions. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me for help. Good luck, and happy editing! Kafziel 18:11, 15 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Socially responsible investing has been tagged as a possible copyright violation, and as such has been delisted from the Good Article Candidates page. If the new article being worked on at the subpage Talk:Socially responsible investing/Temp is deemed to be an acceptable replacement for the article, please do so before renominating it. If you are unsure about what Good Articles should consist of, please review this guideline before you continue. Thanks! Kafziel 18:00, 15 September 2006 (UTC)
 * By "do so" I mean replace the article that is currently a copyright violation with the new version. You nominated it as a good articles, but temporary pages can't be candidates for Good Articles.
 * If it seems important to you to get a good article up on this "important" topic, then to be honest you probably shouldn't be working on it. If you think it's important, chances are you won't be able to write an unbiased article.
 * Wikipedia is not a means of advertising; it is not a place to tell everyone about something you think is great. There should be no links to companies in the article, no advice, nothing about how much more responsible and rewarding social investing is. Companies that offer it or companies that use their services should generally not be named specifically, and it certainly should not be implied that they are somehow better than those who don't. Even the title is unacceptable, as it suggests that there is something more "responsible" about supporting religion than caring about money, when in reality the definition of responsible behavior varies between cultures and social groups. Every statement must cite a noted and reliable source that is independent of the subject - not the website of a social investing company or someone's personal opinion.
 * If you want to contribute to Wikipedia, I suggest taking some time to read the guidelines I gave you and see how things are done. Pay particular attention to this one and this one. Wander around, start small, and learn the ropes before trying to write an article like this. If you continue this article in the same vein as before, it will probably end up being deleted entirely and you will have wasted a lot of time and effort. Kafziel 23:57, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Kafziel. i get your concerns. I don't work for any SRI companies, just am a values-based investor, but will still consider whether I should get involved in this topic. (actually, values-based is better than SRI for the reasons you stated, and because it leaves room for either a gun-lover or a peacenik to invest in accordance with their values. Anyway, good clear advice. thanks. Jim Cummings 20:44, 27 September 2006 (UTC)