User talk:MsCathMary

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Hello, MsCathMary, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to Tecoma, Victoria 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! HiLo48 (talk) 07:49, 11 November 2012 (UTC)
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November 2012
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 Tecoma, Victoria. 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. Tb hotch .™ Grammatically incorrect? Correct it! See terms and conditions.  07:50, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Maccas
The problem I immediately saw was that more than half the article had come to be about the McDonalds drama. Tecoma is much more than that. I'm aware of the fight that's going on in the town, but we must remember that this is a global encyclopaedia. Single issues like this, while important locally at the time, must not dominate such an article. Wikipedia is not a newspaper. And any addition must be written from a neutral point of view. That can be difficult when you're heavily involved in one side of a battle. Any addition about the McDonalds issue must be no more than a paragraph, and written very carefully, maybe in the way you can imagine the ABC reporting on the matter. HiLo48 (talk) 08:18, 11 November 2012 (UTC)