User talk:Takeyiadickens

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

I noticed 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 undone for this very reason.

To reduce the chances of your contributions being undone, you might like to draft your revised article before submission, and then ask me or any other editor to proofread it. See our help page on userspace drafts for more details. 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.

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. Wikipedia generally does not allow editors to have usernames which imply that the account belongs to a company or corporation. If you have a username like this, you should request a change of username or create a new account. (A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK.)

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The plain and simple conflict of interest guide
The five pillars of Wikipedia
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Simplified Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk 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! NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:16, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Teahouse talkback: you've got messages!

Hello, Takeyiadickens. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:15, 25 July 2014 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

Thank you for the message!! Can you edit my article please. I need to figure out how to make it live. Takeyiadickens (talk) 15:27, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Paraphrasing what I said at the Teahouse, there's no point in making it live as it would be quickly deleted as unambiguous advertising. Please read our conflict of interest guidelines and notability guidelines. If the company is notable, best let someone else create a new article. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:32, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the fast response. The company and the chef is notable. I do not work for the company, I just support the chef and his company. I figure he should have a Wikipedia page because he will be on a reality TV show coming in September on a major station. How can I fix this? Should I just make a stub? Takeyiadickens (talk) 15:39, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

First, figure out if you want the article to be about the person or the company (they are two different topics). Second, find independent sources that cover the subject in-depth to show the subject meets the general notability guideline. Third, using the sources, write neutral, non-promotional text that does not sound like an advertisement. Your entire draft reads like a press release. If you do write something that's neutral and well-sourced I would be happy to look it over. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 15:51, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]