User talk:Leslie Spanswick

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

I notice that one of the first articles you edited 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 reverted for this very reason.

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The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

If you are stuck, and looking for help, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! You can also just type   on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Here are a few other good links for newcomers: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you have any questions, check out Where to ask a question or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! Top Jim (talk) 15:36, 17 November 2010 (UTC) I must admit to being rather perplexed by falling foul of rules of conflict of interest. Although I am not a member of the Leicestershire Pastel Society or employed by them, I do support them or should I say by better half. I did however, stick to plain facts. There was no embellishment. I hope the section on Pastel Societies will be restored to Pastels. Pastel societies do valuable work in promoting the medium and their informative websites can only enhance the contributions of an encyclopaedia. Although you my feel I broke the rules writing about the Leicestershire Pastel Society, it was rather unfair to remove the other societies. Such societies are no mere clubs. Leslie Spanswick (talk) 17:19, 17 November 2010 (UTC)
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Speedy deletion nomination of Leicestershire Pastel Society


A tag has been placed on Leicestershire Pastel Society requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a club, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding to the top of the page that has been nominated for deletion (just below the existing speedy deletion, or "db", tag; if no such tag exists, then the page is no longer a speedy delete candidate and adding a hang-on tag is unnecessary), coupled with adding a note on the talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact one of these administrators to request that the administrator userfy the page or email a copy to you. Top Jim (talk) 16:27, 17 November 2010 (UTC)

I must admit to being rather perplexed by falling foul of rules of conflict of interest. Although I am not a member of the Leicestershire Pastel Society or employed by them, I do support them or should I say by better half. I did however, stick to plain facts. There was no embellishment. I hope the section on Pastel Societies will be restored to Pastels. Pastel societies do valuable work in promoting the medium and their informative websites can only enhance the contributions of an encyclopaedia. Although you my feel I broke the rules writing about the Leicestershire Pastel Society, it was rather unfair to remove the other societies. Also such societies are no mere clubs. Leslie Spanswick (talk) 17:22, 17 November 2010 (UTC)