Danmekis
Hello, I'm Bahudhara. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Opal because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you.
I'm concerned that your main interest in editing Wikipedia is to advertise your business - see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam#Danmekis. Bahudhara (talk) 06:37, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
- Hi Bahudhara, I am an opal collector, cutter and photographer. Being a collector, photographer and opal cutter, I have :come across many very beautiful opals. I am not promoting my page by posting photos on a wikipedia page. I am just trying to show the :world some of the variations found in opal. The photos that had been posted prior to the ones I posted did not really show some of the :important qualities of opal, or give a good variety of what can be found or done with opal... So I wanted to add some more information and :visual aides. I do not understand how that can be called promotional, when any reference to any book, site, journal etc. on Wikipedia :could compel someone to buy that book, visit that site, or buy that journal. The photos I post are for the entertainment, and learning of :the readers of Wikipedia. They have to search pretty hard to find any reference to any site that I might sell an opal on. I am not trying :to Advertise. Please leave the photos alone on the Opal page, so that readers can continue to learn and become excited about what Opal :holds. Thank you, Danmekis (talk) 01:51, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
Conflict of interest policy
Hello, Danmekis. 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.
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 ensuring their edits are verified by 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. --Ronz (talk) 02:26, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
October 2013
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add soapboxing, promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. --Ronz (talk) 17:25, 14 October 2013 (UTC)