User talk:Ahilburg1

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Hello, Ahilburg1, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! —C.Fred (talk) 04:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of interest

Hello Ahilburg1. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Alan Hilburg, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about following the reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:

Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.

Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

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. —C.Fred (talk) 04:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Some Quick Questions

All of the information written on Alan Hilburg was taken from the source under (External Links) I originally had it placed under (References). The information provided is all factual, and is about his career and was not written in a biased manor. I am really new at this, Could you please help me to understand what i might add in order to make it appear less biased? thank you. (I dont understand the Tilde thing and my computer does not have that button..) sorry :)

Also for future reference how do I delete my Wiki account? or re-name it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ahilburg1 (talk • contribs)

Your account cannot be deleted—for licensing reasons, your edit history has to remain. However, please see Wikipedia:Right to vanish for information on how to strip away most of the information about you.

Your account can be renamed if you wish to edit under a different name. Instructions are available at Wikipedia:Changing username. —C.Fred (talk) 20:42, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Also, regarding the tilde: are you using a netbook or computer with other small keyboard? Most US keyboards have the tilde on the key just above tab and to the left of 1. That's where it is on my computer. Your mileage may vary if your computer has a small keyboard or was designed for speakers of languages other than (US) English. —C.Fred (talk) 20:45, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of Alan Hilburg

The article Alan Hilburg has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all biographies of living persons created after March 18, 2010, must have at least one reliable source that directly supports material in the article. The nominator also raised the following concern:

All biographies of living people created after March 18, 2010, must have references.

If you created the article, please don't take offense. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Malcolma (talk) 07:50, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Alan Hilburg. When removing content, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the content has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

Your edit deleted the bulk of the prose from the article but left the links in place. I've restored the text. If the article remained with only the links, it would be subject to speedy deletion under criterion A3, an article with no content other than external links.

That said, looking at the article's history, you appear to be the only editor who's made substantial additions to the prose. If you would like the entire article deleted, please either reply to this message noting your request or add the {{db-author}} template to the top of the article. —C.Fred (talk) 20:40, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Please leave the {{COI}} template in place at the start of the Alan Hilburg article. I placed that tag because you overhauled the article so substantially; it's to request other editors independent of you to review the text, particularly for neutral point of view. —C.Fred (talk) 18:56, 29 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your attention needed at WP:CHUS

Hello. A bureaucrat or clerk has responded to your username change request, but requires clarification before moving forward. Please follow up at your username change request entry as soon as possible. Thank you. ···日本穣^? · 投稿 · Talk to Nihonjoe · Join WikiProject Japan! 00:53, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]