User talk:Theatrefan2011

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Hello, Babbtheatre, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I notice that one of the first articles you edited appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been reverted for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of deletion, you might like to draft your article before submission, then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. To start creating a draft article, just click your user name at the top of the screen when you are logged in, and edit that page as you would any other. If the page you created has already been deleted from Wikipedia, but you want to save the content from it to use for that draft, don't hesitate to ask anyone from this list and they will copy it to your user page.

The one firm rule we do have in connection with conflicts of interest is that accounts used by more than one person will unfortunately be blocked from editing. It is also worth noting that Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which specifically link them to one company or corporation. If your username does have such a name, it would be advisable for you to request a change of username.

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Your submission at Articles for creation
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Your submission at Articles for creation
 Babbacombe Theatre, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. Thank you for helping Wikipedia!  Chzz  ► 03:13, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
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February 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 Babbacombe Theatre. 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. McGeddon (talk) 16:57, 29 February 2012 (UTC)

Using material from the Babbacombe Theatre website
This link should tell you everything you need to know - they either have to put a message on the page saying that they're releasing the content under an appropriate Creative Commons licence, or they can just email permission to Wikipedia from an appropriately official address. They should be aware that releasing the content in such a way opens it up for indefinite and potentially commercial reuse: all of Wikipedia is rereleased under a "Creative Commons Attribution Sharealike" licence, which means that anyone can republish or rework it in any form, even for commercial purposes. If Babbacombe Theatre would be unhappy to see their text printed verbatim in a book about Torquay, or reused on other local websites, they may choose not to give this permission.

Of course, it's actually very easy to rewrite history! If we rewrite the article to include the same information, but write it in our own words, then Wikipedia can publish factually correct content without worrying that we've inadvertently infringed the copyright of Babbacombe Theatre's website. I've already edited it a bit to put it in the formal tone that Wikipedia expects - it may be easier for us to rewrite it a little more, than to bother the theatre with a CC-licencing request. --McGeddon (talk) 15:04, 1 March 2012 (UTC)

October 2012
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Babbacombe Theatre. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 15:15, 30 October 2012 (UTC)