User talk:Nick2413

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Welcome!

Hello, Nick2413, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! hamiltonstone (talk) 11:54, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

(PS. I've mostly reverted your changes at QBE insurance. They may have been accurate but they lacked references and some context. Eg. there was data about the business denominated in pounds, thought the company is domiciled in Australia - this suggested some confusion about what the figures were measuring. Some of the text about the sponsorships was not neutral: you wouldn't use language such as "proud to be an official partner". Thanks for helping and feel free to reinstate some of your changes if you can reference them and clarify. And, as I said, please contact me if you've any Qs. Cheers, hamiltonstone (talk) 11:57, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message at my talk page. Since you are an employee, you should take a look at Wikipedia's approach to conflict of interest at WP:COI. However, you can indeed help keep the page accurate. The way to do that is to post suggested corrections / fixes on the article talk page: Talk:QBE Insurance. You will need to include references that meet the standard of content guideline on reliable sources. That is, Wikipedia doesn't focus on the "truth" of its information, but rather its verifiability: ensuring the information can be verified from other (reliable) sources. Reliable sources will generally include company annual reports (better than the website), and high-quality media reports about the company (better than company media releases). If you post suggestions to the webpage, hopefully I or someone else will look at them, comment if necessary, and then amend the article. Thanks for your interest. hamiltonstone (talk) 23:05, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]