User talk:SS Bendure Hartwig

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Hello, SS Bendure Hartwig, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was American Income Life Insurance Company, which 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.

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February 2020[edit]

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to American Income Life Insurance Company. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. --Finngall ^talk 18:00, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Could you please explain why I cannot promote my company on Wikipedia? SS Bendure Hartwig (talk) 18:04, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Because Wikipedia is an encylopedia, not a free webhost. Please stop editing the article immediately and read the links to Wikipedia's policies above. --Finngall ^talk 18:08, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ok. I am not here to advertise my company, but only add relevant information about it. Please respect this. I am not here to violate Wikipedia policy, but to follow its guidelines and add important information. SS Bendure Hartwig (talk) 18:13, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia only has articles on notable subjects which have in-depth coverage in a wide variety of independent and reliable sources. Searching for your company does not reveal anything in the way of the type of coverage required and therefor it would be inappropriate to have an article about your company. Thanks, Praxidicae (talk) 18:15, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My company, American Income Life Insurance Company, does have its own article. I would like to incorporate some more information about each of its divisions. SS Bendure Hartwig (talk) 18:17, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My advice is that you:

Review Wikipedia's mandatory and non-negotiable policy on paid editing.
Make the proper disclosure of your employment using the {{paid}} template on your userpage (User:SS Bendure Hartwig).
Become familiar with Wikipedia's notability criteria for companies and organizations, with particular attention to the section on the notability of subsidiaries. An exhaustive description of the company's divisions may be considered unsuitable.
Suggest edits on the article talk page (Talk:American Income Life Insurance Company) with the {{request edit}} template. Be prepared to state what changes or additions you wish to have made to the article, and provide links to reliable and independent sources to back them up.

--Drm310 🍁 (talk) 18:37, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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