User talk:Sandra coney

Hello and Welcome to Wikipedia. I note that you are using the name of a real person (Sandra Coney) as your username, and editing articles related to that person. While Wikipedia often uses a guideline of assuming good faith, I hope that you appreciate that in situations such as this we must take precautions against impersonation. As you will see from the username guidelines it is common for new editors using a notable real name to have their accounts blocked and edits reverted as a precaution, but a user may verify their identity to the Wikimedia Foundation. Wikipedia takes extra care with biographies of living people to try and prevent introduction of false or defamatory material. I am not an administrator, so cannot block your account.

Note also that the editing of articles by their subjects is discouraged - due to perceived conflicts of interest and the difficulty of maintaining a neutral point of view. If there is a blatant error in your biography article, you may correct it, but providing a verifiable source and furhter discussion on the talk page is strongly recommended.

Indeed, citing Reliable sources for statements made in articles is one of the keystones of Wikipedia policy. Any unsourced material may be removed at any time. The Cartwright Inquiry article is already lacking in references, and your edits have included a couple of statements which might be questioned and need citation to support them. See WP:CITE for information on the technicalities of citing. You also need to be aware that Wikipedia is a "tertiary source", dependent on publication of information about a subject in secondary sources. This amounts to a ban on unpublished original research.

Lastly, if you are indeed Sandra Coney, then I'm confident your contributions to Wikipedia will be well researched and of considerable value. If you have any questions, feel free to respond below or on my talk page. dramatic (talk) 10:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)