User talk:Chemwes

Welcome, but be careful

Welcome to Wikipedia. Here are suggested readings: WP:SECONDARY and WP:COI. The gist of these guidelines are:

Wikipedia prefers citations to reviews and books, not primary journal references (tens of thousands appear annually). Citing secondary sources is the encyclopedic style.
Do not cite yourself or your colleagues. It's called conflict of interest. Many new editors cite themselves mainly. That behavior is unacceptable.

If you have questions, many editors can offer advice. Happy editing. --Smokefoot (talk) 18:29, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the heads up. I have not cited myself or my colleagues in any of my edits thus far, and I will be sure not to do so in the future. Chemwes (talk) 18:37, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the note. There is a recurring issue here with self-citation or new editors who only cite colleagues, hence my note. On a more positive note, a number of editors know a lot of chemistry and/or the inner workings of Wikipedia, so you welcome to interact and collaborate, or you are free to just do your thing on your pet topics. Cheers, --Smokefoot (talk) 23:26, 6 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]