User talk:Mary Ellen Copeland

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Hello, Mary Ellen Copeland, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one of your contributions does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.

There's a page about the NPOV policy that has tips on how to effectively write about disparate points of view without compromising the NPOV status of the article as a whole. 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! Or, you can 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! Joja lozzo  16:15, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
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April 2012
Hello Mary Ellen Copeland. 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 Wellness Recovery Action Plan, 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. Thank you. TN X Man 16:18, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Mary Ellen Copeland. 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. TN X Man 16:30, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia capitalization style
Welcome to Wikipedia. Editing Wikipedia as a newcomer can be frustrating because there are number of standards and conventions that all editors are expected to adhere to and your efforts are likely to be reverted if you simply dive in and start editing right away. I suggest you get familiar with Wikipedia policy and guidelines to avoid common pitfalls. The welcome message above has some links to helpful information pages.

In particular, Wikipedia's style guide provides guidance for maintaining consistency in style across all the millions of articles. I noticed you had capitalized common nouns and wanted to inform you that Wikipedia style only capitalizes proper names (with a some exceptions both ways). You will find the capitalization guidelines here.

Also, please see the style guidance for trademarks.

I'm glad you've joined us and look forward to working with you. Joja lozzo  16:37, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Mary Ellen Copeland. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. TN X Man 16:39, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Mary Ellen Copeland shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection. As of a couple of minutes ago you hadn't violated the #RR rule but I wanted to give you a heads up to avoid problems. Joja  lozzo  16:47, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Mary Ellen Copeland, you may be blocked from editing. TN X Man 17:51, 20 April 2012 (UTC)