User talk:Kristelcolvin

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Wikipedia is not for promotion
No doubt you are user and have set up an individual account. That's fine, and just what you were asked to do.

However, even with an individual username, in any editing to do with the school you have, from Wikipedia's point of view, a Conflict of interest, and should carefully read that page and the Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. In brief, you should not edit or post articles directly on any issue where you have a COI, but may make suggestions on article talk pages, or submit draft articles, declaring your interest, for consideration by uninvolved users.

I have reverted your edits to the school's article because it read like a prospectus. Even where written in the third person, it was obviously the school telling the story it wants prospective parents to hear, full of glowing adjectives: "expert instructors... carefully crafted curriculum... rigorous academics... intimate class settings... strong and balanced academic program... robust learning environments... amazing books... " That was not an encyclopedia article, it was an advertisement, and anything like that is deleted from Wikipedia at sight. It might be appropriate on your school's website or Facebook page, but Wikipedia requires a WP:Neutral point of view.

I am sorry that we do not make clearer at sign-up time that "anyone can edit" does not mean that Wikipedia is a free advertising noticeboard. I have this conversation so often that I have written User:JohnCD/Not a noticeboard to explain some of the background.

Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:38, 30 January 2015 (UTC)