User talk:Thenfactor

Conflict of interest
Hello, Thenfactor. 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 Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/The N Factor Normandy Youth Club, you may need to consider our guidance on conflicts of interest.

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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. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  17:32, 21 January 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that the username you have chosen, "Thenfactor", seems to imply that you are editing on behalf of something other than yourself. Please note that you may not edit on behalf of a company, group, institution, product, or website, and Wikipedia does not allow usernames that are promotional or have the appearance of shared use. If you are willing to use a personal account, please take a moment to create a new account or request a username change that represents only yourself as an individual. You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and remember that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. Thank you. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  17:32, 21 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much -- Orange Mike, I appreciate your input, it has been very useful. I have read through the conflict of interest advice and checked through the 'Normandy Youth Club - The N Factor' page I have created, taking out anything that makes it sound impartial. I have removed the link to it's own website. I have also created my own account reflecting myself as an individual which is what I am and have remained impartial with regards to the article. I hope that you consider it now reads as acceptable to Wikipedia. Your advice and input is always helpful, thank you again. -- Ladytwentytwo &#x007C;  Talk  23:30, 21 January 2013


 * Thenfactor/Ladytwentytwo, I stumbled onto your post at the help desk. Due to your blatant conflict of interest, you should definitely not be creating an article for the organization you founded and direct. Although I'm sure your stated intent to remain impartial is sincere, it simply is impossible to accomplish. It's your organization and you therefore obviously have a deeply personal, passionate interest in it. If the article gets approved, you should limit your participation to only making suggestions on the article's not page. More importantly, you should fully disclose your conflict of interest whenever you participate in the article in an way. Other editors need to know that. I see above that Orange Mike has warned you. He's an administrator, so he'd be a good person to consult with any questions or concerns. In any case, I wish you the best of luck with your club. --76.189.109.147 (talk) 22:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Your submission at Articles for creation
 The N Factor Normandy Youth Club, which you submitted to Articles for creation, has been created. The article has been assessed as Stub-Class, which is recorded on the article's talk page. You may like to take a look at the grading scheme to see how you can improve the article. You are more than welcome to continue making quality contributions to Wikipedia. Note that because you are a logged-in user, you can create articles yourself, and don't have to post a request. However, you may continue submitting work to Articles for Creation if you prefer. Thank you for helping improve Wikipedia! Basket Feudalist 18:16, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
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