User talk:Openbookdigital

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Hello, Openbookdigital, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of the pages you created, such as David Prever, may not conform to some of Wikipedia's guidelines, and may soon be deleted.

There's a page about creating articles you may want to read called Your first article. 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 helpme on this page, followed by your question, 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 Questions or ask me on my talk page. Again, welcome! The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 22:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)
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Proposed deletion of David Prever


The article David Prever has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the prod blp tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can when you are ready to add one. The Blade of the Northern Lights ( 話して下さい ) 22:22, 7 August 2012 (UTC)

August 2012
Hello, Openbookdigital. 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 David Prever, 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. Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 05:46, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks Shirke, for your guidance - duly noted. I would add that the page was written by a colleague who, although known to me, was advised to follow COI and content policies with care and great caution. I believe they have followed Netural point of View policies and stated only the facts. Many thanks.

Your username
Hi there, Openbookdigital. I am pleased that you are willing to follow our guidelines on conflicts of interest; however, your username is also a problem because it promote an organisation, and also suggests a connection to the organisation. Our username policy prohibits the use of promotional usernames, and usernames which imply a connection to an individual or organisation. You may request that your username be changed by following the guidance at WP:CHU; otherwise, you can abandon this account and create a new one. Additionally, you should know that a Wikipedia account may only be used by one person and may not be used on behalf of an organisation, or be used collectively. If multiple people wish to edit Wikipedia, they must have their own accounts. If you have any questions about this, please ask me here. Thanks. ItsZippy (talk • contributions) 11:50, 8 August 2012 (UTC)

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