User talk:RobertCathcart

December 2023[edit]

Hello, I'm Macaddct1984. I wanted to let you know that one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Skelmorlie—has been undone because it appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thank you. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:04, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Skelmorlie. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:14, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No probs but please can you change the bit which promoted my chronology of local events. It doesn’t exist any more. RobertCathcart (talk) 15:23, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, RobertCathcart. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template);
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation. See Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. MacAddct1984 ^{(talk | contribs)} 15:10, 13 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]