User talk:Eadv
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Hello Eadv,
It seems to me that an article you worked on, Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV), may be copied from http://www.eadv.org/about-eadv/. It's entirely possible that I made a mistake, but I wanted to let you know because Wikipedia is strict about copying from other sites.
It's important that you edit the article and rewrite it in your own words, unless you're absolutely certain nothing in it is copied. If you're not sure how to fix the problem or have any questions, there are people at the help desk who are happy to assist you.
Thank you for helping build a free encyclopedia! MadmanBot (talk) 09:39, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
User name issues / conflict of interest[edit]
Welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that your username, "Eadv", may not meet Wikipedia's username policy because it is the initials of a company about which you have been editing. If you believe that your username does not violate our policy, please leave a note here explaining why. As an alternative, you may ask for a change of username, or you may simply create a new account for editing. Thank you.
and based upon your comment at the help desk claiming to represent the company,
Hello, Eadv. 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.
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- 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. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 12:43, 6 February 2014 (UTC)
Independent[edit]
The material from http://www.eadv.org/ is not independent of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology since the information comes from EADV itself. If you want EDVA approved for publication, write a draft Wikipedia article that summarizes coverage in reliable sources that are independent of EADV and post it at Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. Placing each reliable source in Template:Citation will help others with your request to approve an EDVA draft for publication. -- Jreferee (talk) 14:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC)