User talk:Kelly Shibari

April 2015
Hello, I'm Wtwilson3. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Kelly Shibari without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please see subsequent message regarding our process for requesting removal of biographical articles. —&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 18:10, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Kelly Shibari
I see from your edit summary on Kelly Shibari that you claim to be the subject of the article, and want the article removed. The best thing to do at this point is familiarize yourself with the Wikipedia policy on biographies of living people (BLP). Particularly the section of the policy entitled Dealing with articles about yourself. These policies should help resolve any concerns you may have. You can also discuss your concerns here, or on the talk page of the article. I, and other editors, will be able to help you with any further concerns you may have. I will also be posting a couple of other "canned" notices that will help you understand other pertinent Wikipedia policies like our user name policy, and our conflict of interest policy (in case you decide you would like to see the article improved. I hope this helps address your concerns. —&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 18:21, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Kelly Shibari", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it could be misleading and you might not have considered our guidance on using your real name before choosing the user name. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you. —&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 18:26, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Kelly Shibari. 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 Kelly Shibari, 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.
 * 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. Note that Wikipedia's terms of use require disclosure of your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation.

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. —&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 18:28, 8 April 2015 (UTC)

You didn't ask a question, so I am assuming you are confused by all the warning that have appeared. If not, just replace the helpme tag and ask another question. Basically, your username matches the name of a notable person with a Wikipedia article. In order to avoid problems like impersonation, you may need to prove that this is your real name to someone with wp:checkuser rights or change your username. Secondly, when you edit an article by the same name as your username, it naturally makes people wonder if you might have a conflict of interest. Ie be too closely connected to the topic to be able to deal with it neutrally. Generally (the policy is more subtle), if you are closely related to a topic, you should avoid directly editing that article, and instead comment on the talk page to suggest sources etc. Hope that helps! Happy Squirrel(Please let me know how to improve!) 19:01, 20 April 2015 (UTC)