User talk:William.C.Stewart

December 2013

Hello, William.C.Stewart. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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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. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Dwpaul. I noticed that you made a change to an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:27, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content, as you did to United States Senate election in North Carolina, 2014, without verifying it by citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:58, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please note also that a link to your personal Google+ page does not constitute a reliable source under Wikipedia policies. See this link for a discussion of reliable sources. Please do not reintroduce any information to this article without including reliable, verifiable sources, and if you introduce information about which you may have a conflict of interest I will remove it and request that you be permanently blocked from editing this article. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:04, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

What is a better source then the person making the declaration?

More over,How is posting details to my declaration a conflict of interest?

Read the information at the links above. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:28, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please specifically tell me what specific terms I violated. I've reviewed them as you've stated. As stated below:

″Self-published and questionable sources as sources on themselves Shortcut:

   WP:SELFSOURCE

Self-published or questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, especially in articles about themselves, without the requirement that they be published experts in the field, so long as:

   the material is neither unduly self-serving nor an exceptional claim;
   it does not involve claims about third parties (such as people, organizations, or other entities);
   it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
   there is no reasonable doubt as to its authenticity;
   the article is not based primarily on such sources.

These requirements also apply to pages from social networking websites such as Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook.″ — Preceding unsigned comment added by William.C.Stewart (talk • contribs) 03:46, 26 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You've attempted to use a self-published source as the only source for a claim concerning a person's (presumably your) candidacy for an elected office. As amply explained at the links above, this is not a reliable source and does not provide verifiability.
You have contributed information to an article about which you have a conflict of interest as (ostensibly) a candidate in the political race that is the subject of the article. COI is clearly defined at the link, and if you truly don't understand why your contributions to this article represent COI then I don't hold out much hope for your success in the election.

I'm not interested in debating with you. You have been informed of and provided with the details of Wikipedia's policies. Please either respect them or be prepared to have them enforced. Thanks. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:56, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure I will do well in my campaign despite your ill will toward me. Question: If I were to have my navy chaplain friend Walter Dinkins post this information on his website (www.joeguideoutfitters.com) would this be acceptable as an alternative source? William.C.Stewart (talk) 04:06, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I bear you no ill will. I just don't have time to explain/debate policies that are clearly explained at the links provided for you above. Since this matter is now being taken up at WP:COIN, I will say naught else. Dwpaul ^Talk 04:09, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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