User talk:Mdininio

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. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 18:31, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

Hello Jamie. I'm rather new to this and was wondering about your reasoning behind the removal of the information I posted on the Assisted Living article about How To Choose the correct Assisted Living residence for a loved one? I work for a seniors housing care consulting company and we have lots of useful information to share with people. I was not trying to advertise our website to readers. I was only providing the source of the information. Can you please explain why it was taken down? As well, we are very familiar with Caring.com and was wondering why their similar post is not being removed as well. They are the same type of company as we are. Any help is greatly appreciated on how we can get that information onto the Assisted Living article and a ref to ourselves. Thank and I look forward to your reply.Mdininio15:51 EST, July 24, 2009
 * Wikipedia is not a promotional vehicle. See WP:ADVERT, WP:COI, and WP:Reliable sources. OhNo itsJamie Talk 20:03, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

I understand that completely. I would just like to know (for future edits) what the difference is between what I posted (information to help people choose a proper assisted living residence for their elderly loved one) and what was posted and approved by Caring.com? I don't mean to be a bother. Just trying to get some clarification on what's appropriate as I feel I have done nothing wrong. Unless providing useful information and helping to improve that wiki entry is wrong. Thanks and I look forward to your reply. Mdininio
 * You are free to post information that can be sourced from WP:Reliable sources where there is no conflict of interest. Mainstream news sites and .edu/.gov sites are usually good. OhNo itsJamie Talk 20:26, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for the clarification. Not sure how much more of a 'reliable source' Caring.com is. How was it determined that Caring.com is a reliable source? They do the same thing we do? We have much of the same content.
 * www.caringtohelpothers.com, if that's the site you're referring too, was developed by AARP and other notable non-profits. OhNo itsJamie Talk 21:06, 24 July 2009 (UTC)