User talk:S.E. Greer

September 2021
Welcome to Wikipedia. I saw that you edited or created Natural burial, and I noticed that your username, "NBAed", may not comply with our username policy. Please note that you may not use a username that represents the name of a company, group, organization, product, service, or website. Examples of usernames that are not allowed include "XYZ Company", "MyWidgetsUSA.com", and "Foobar Museum of Art". However, you are permitted to use a username that contains such a name if it identifies you individually, such as "Sara Smith at XYZ Company", "Mark at WidgetsUSA", or "FoobarFan87".

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Hello, I'm Peaceray. I noticed that you recently removed content from Natural burial without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Peaceray (talk) 21:31, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Peaceray. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the main body of Natural burial. Generally, any relevant external links should be listed in an "External links" section at the end of the article and meet the external links guidelines. Links within the body of an article should be internal Wikilinks. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page.   Peaceray (talk) 21:32, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, S.E. Greer. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Natural burial, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the request edit template);
 * disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Conflict of interest);
 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Spam);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. -- Deep fried okra ( talk ) 09:40, 29 September 2021 (UTC)


 * This is NBAed or S.E. Greer (not sure what my username is after all this initial confusion). OK, clearly I'm in over my head. I've been running the Natural Burial Association for about 3 years and for the first time stumbled upon it on wiki. I didn't realize it was there. The info is all wrong, from the url (it's the full name, the link provided goes to a scam) and the mandate of the org is also wrong. So I tried to change it. Guess that's not permissable. I'm a volunteer, wasn't trying to promote anything, just fix the facts. I stand to gain nothing. I also noticed that Canada's first public stand-alone natural burial ground was not listed. What a shame. So I added a bit about Salt Spring Natural Cemetery. I didn't that was promotional, just stating facts that people would want to know. Anyway, I give up. Sounds like I couldn't correct the url, etc, even if I wanted to. Sorry for alarming people. Cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by S.E. Greer (talk • contribs) 15:20, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi ! Yes, the Wikipedia environment can be a bit daunting if you are unfamiliar with it.
 * Your did indeed change your username; now it it is.
 * Rather than edit an article in which you have a conflict of interest, it is best to make requests on the talk page, Talk:Natural burial in this case.
 * See Help:Talk pages to get an idea of how to add comments on the talk page. Important points:
 * Always sign your comment by remembering to type four tildes (~) at the end of your comment, or just click the signature button [[File:Signature icon april 2018.png]] on the row of buttons above the edit box.
 * Always start a new thread at the bottom.
 * Always indent when replying to an existing thread.
 * Always leave an edit summary when making an edit.
 * Follow the instructions for managing a conflict of interest that posted above. It is very important your conflict of notice on an active talk page. If your initial statement becomes archived, I would restate it in new conversations.
 * Be patient & stay engaged. Some experience editors have a lot on their plate.
 * I hope this is helpful. Peaceray (talk) 16:31, 29 September 2021 (UTC)