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Unsourced changes to a Biography of a Living Person
Hello, I'm Stesmo. I noticed that you made a change to an article, John Q. Kelly, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Stesmo (talk) 17:28, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Stesmo. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to John Q. Kelly because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Stesmo (talk) 17:28, 16 October 2014 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Lawpromoedits. 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 John Q. Kelly, 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.
 * Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
 * 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.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. ''If the image on the page - which looks a lot like a professional headshot - is your own work, then it's pretty clear that you're working for the subject in a promotional capacity. Your username only provides further support for that conclusion.'' —C.Fred (talk) 18:43, 16 October 2014 (UTC)