User talk:Swgradstudent

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October 2010
Your addition to Boston Marathon has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other websites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of article content such as sentences or images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. CutOffTies (talk) 15:19, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Wediko Children's Services, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
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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. Hertz1888 (talk) 15:30, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Advice
Hi, Swgradstudent. On my talk page, you asked for advice on improving Wediko Children's Services consistent with Wikipedia policy and guidelines.

To get started, it would be helpful for you to acquaint yourself with the information listed on the following pages that are commonly recommended to new contributors:
 * Introduction
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help pages
 * How to write a great article
 * Manual of Style

I realize that there's a lot to digest there. With respect to Wediko, it's critical to remember that Wikipedia has a neutral point of view. Article content should be objective, and the tone should be neutral. In contrast, the Wediko article, as currently written, reads like a promotional brochure. For an example of the difference, compare the way the Wediko article is written with the way somewhat similar information is presented in Family Foundation School.

Additionally, since it appears that you have some sort of affiliation with Wediko, you need to be mindful of Wikipedia's policy on conflict of interest.

I hope this information helps point you in the right direction. Feel free to ask for advice... --Orlady (talk) 03:50, 4 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I'm pleased to see how you have improved the article. I removed the advert template.


 * A major improvement that still needs to be made is to provide inline reference sources for the article content. Instead of listing third-party articles about Wediko (such as the one in Time magazine) as evidence of recognition, cite those publications in the article as sources of information about the program. Those third party articles probably also can enrich the article by providing details and contextual information that aren't in Wediko's own sources. --Orlady (talk) 16:35, 8 November 2010 (UTC)