User talk:Jonbenjamin317

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Hello, Jonbenjamin317, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited was Haste the Day, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.

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Haste the Day
While it's great that you know the members of the band, it's not OK for you to add material to the article that doesn't meet the guidelines of verifiability and reliable sources. But most importantly, there are five "pillars" on which Wikipedia is built, and the first is that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. That means it's not a place rumours or an avenue for the band to promote upcoming shows. It's great that they're discussing getting back together and may do shows, but it's just fan fodder unless a reliable source starts talking about it. Walter Görlitz (talk) 00:19, 1 February 2014 (UTC)