User talk:Hayeshydroxphere

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Stesmo (talk) 21:02, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced changes to a Biography of a Living Person[edit]

Hello, I'm Stesmo. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Charlie Houchin, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history 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. Stesmo (talk) 21:02, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Charlie Houchin[edit]

I've copied this from my Talk page to help with visibility. You can reply to my talk page (at the bottom of the page) or here and I'll see it either way... Stesmo (talk) 22:49, 15 September 2014 (UTC) [reply]

My edit on Charlie Houchin does not have a citation. He gave me the exact verbiage to write. I work with him and need it to be changed for SEO purposes. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayeshydroxphere (talk • contribs) 21:31, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Hayeshydroxphere. Thanks for visiting my Talk page! If you do not have a reliable, third-party, published source for information you'd like to add to a Biography of a Living Person, then you should not add that info. Please read WP:BLP for more on this. Wikipedia does not allow for original research; "he told me so" does not work at Wikipedia. So, if you want to add that information, just find a newspaper article or other reliable, third-party, published source (not a press release, not a blogpost/tweet, company page, etc.) that mentions/covers that info.

Additionally, Wikipedia is not a soapbox or means of promotion. You may also want to review Am I allowed to edit articles about myself or my organization? and Wikipedia:Best practices for editors with conflicts of interest before editing entries where you might have a Conflict of Interest (COI). Stesmo (talk) 22:01, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

If he told me what to write, how do I site that? We started a company last year and are just now wanting to add the wiki pages for Charlie, HydroXphere and Meet Central. Please let me know — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hayeshydroxphere (talk • contribs) 22:25, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if you saw my previous answer above... I've already included information on the type of citation you need on a Biography. To answer your question about adding wiki pages for your company and product, be aware that your company needs to meet Notability standards laid out at Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) in order for the article to stay on Wikipedia. The first sentence: "An organization is generally considered notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources.". If you submit an article for a company that does not Wikipedia standards, it will probably be deleted. Now, even if the company isn't notable enough for an article, if you can find a reliable, third-party, published source that says Houchin is CEO of the company, you can still add that info (along with the valid source) to his WP:BLP article.

Even if your company is Notable, you should not be the person to create the page, as you have a Conflict of Interest (COI) as an employee/member of that company. For more info, check out I think my organization deserves an article on Wikipedia but none exists. What can I do?.Stesmo (talk) 22:43, 15 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

External Links[edit]

Hello, I'm Stesmo. I wanted to let you know that I removed one or more external links you added to the main body of Charlie Houchin. Generally, any relevant external links should be listed in an "External links" section at the end of the article and meet the external links guidelines. Links within the body of an article should be internal Wikilinks. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Stesmo (talk) 16:58, 19 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]