User talk:Lstfiny

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Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
I gather from your user name that you have some connection with the Lee Strasberg Institute. If that's the case, I would like to bring to your attention some Wikipedia policies which you should familiarize yourself with:


 * First, our policy about editing with a conflict of interest. Wikipedia is written from a neutral point of view, and it's natural that people connected with corporations or institutions will have a certain point of view about them, based on their experiences. Thus our policy on editing with a conflict of interest, which serves to keep those folks at a slight distance from our articles about their institutions.  Editors with a conflict can make suggestion for changes to the article on its talk page, but other editors should be allowed to implement them.


 * Next, all information on Wikipedia must be verifiable, and, ideally, supported by a citation from a reliable source. Reliable sources are books, newspapers, magazine, news programs, etc. Blogs are not generally reliable sources except for the opinions of the blogger, and the websites of institutions are generally considered reliable for basic facts about the institution, but not for analysis, interpretation, or opinions concerning the institution.


 * Finally, the Wikipedia policy on promotional material. Wikipedia is not an advertising medium, or a place to promote anything, commercial, artistic or political.  We aim to be a neutral presenter of factual material gleaned from second- and third-party sources, and any material which is deemed to be overly promotional in tone is removed from our articles.

Because the material you added is in violation of several of these policies, I've reverted (i.e. deleted) it. Please do not re-add it again in the same form. Some small amount of what you added might be acceptable, but I suggest you follow the procedures outlined in WP:COI and not add the material yourself.

Thanks for understanding, please feel free to ask any questions you might have -- although I do want to point out that I am not an administrator of Wikipedia, simply a rank-and-file editor. You can also ask questions at the help desk. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:33, 7 July 2011 (UTC)


 * One other policy I neglected to mention is the one on copyright violation. Material from other websites, like the Institute's website, is generally copyrighted, and cannot be cut and pasted into our articles.  Facts and ideas can be extracted, but they must be totally rewitten in order to be acceptable for our use.  Even if you have a connection with the Institute, we would need them to explicitly release the material under a license compatible with our own licenses, and this would have to be done through official channels, not via casual discussion. In the meantime, please do not add any copyrighted text to any Wikipedia article. Thanks, Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:49, 7 July 2011 (UTC)