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Edits to College of St. Scholastica article
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you have recently joined and made a number of contributions to the article for this institution. I wanted to let you know that I have changed, removed, and flagged some of the additions you made. While it is definitely an article that can benefit from expansion and some of the content you have added is definitely appropriate, it is important to remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and not an admissions guide. Accordingly, articles should remain neutral in tone and encyclopedic in scope. University articles in particular should avoid academic boosterism and promotional language. I would recommend reviewing these guidelines to help you with your contributions: WP:UNI/AG Wantonlife (talk) 00:59, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

I also wanted to add that we assume good faith on Wikipedia (WP:AGF). However, there is also a conflict of interest guideline (see WP:COI). This issue often comes up with pages for organizations and institutions. If you happen to be affiliated with an institution, as an employee for instance, please have a look at the WP:COI for more information. Thanks! Wantonlife (talk) 05:29, 18 February 2015 (UTC)

Hi there! Thank you for your help. I have learned a lot about contributing to Wikipedia! I am a communications specialist at The College of St. Scholastica. One question - I want to add new images but am unsure how to handle copyright issues. The College owns certain images that it produced for publicity purposes...is there some way to use them? Thanks again! Vclark1 (talk) 17:40, 19 February 2015 (UTC)

Hello. I see that you have continued to add content to this article, though you have now disclosed above that you are a "communications specialist" for the university -- in other words, a paid employee who works specifically in PR/marketing for the institution. Please take note of Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest policy (COI), specifically the following passage: "If the following applies to you: you are receiving, or expect to receive, monetary or other benefits or considerations from editing Wikipedia as a representative of an organization (as an employee or contractor; as an employee or contractor of a firm hired by that organization for public-relations purposes; as owner, officer or other stakeholder; or by having some other form of close financial relationship with a topic you wish to write about), then you are very strongly discouraged from directly editing Wikipedia in areas where those external relationships could reasonably be said to undermine your ability to remain neutral. If you have a financial connection to a topic – including, but not limited to, as an owner, employee, contractor or other stakeholder – you are advised to refrain from editing affected articles directly." Since you have disclosed that you work for the university, and specifically in a PR role, that is deemed to compromise your ability to contribute neutrally on this topic and you are thus advised not to edit directly. You may wish to consider beginning a conversation on the talk page for the university's article for the purpose of making suggestions so that other users without a COI might consider editing various parts of the article. I just want to make you aware of this policy for the second time. I hope you will consider contributing content to Wikipedia on other topics. Cheers. Wantonlife (talk) 04:31, 23 March 2015 (UTC)