Tanagra1701

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Hello, Tanagra1701, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your recent contributions.

I noticed that you have disclosed a conflict of interest and would like to thank you for being forthcoming about that. To keep Wikipedia neutral, you are strongly discouraged from directly editing any existing articles you have a conflict of interest with. Proposed edits can be suggested on the talk pages of such articles, and it is strongly suggested that new articles in such an area be created through the articles for creation process, rather than directly.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk 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 . Again, welcome! - 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:26, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Incidentally, I think I recognize your user name as a Star Trek reference, so no worries on the "improper corporate username" front. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 16:53, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

Thank you so much for the help. I guess what I'm missing is possibly an example of the disclosure? If the employer and company are the same, do I label them twice? Wikipedia isn't very easy to use, as I'm brand new to this, it feels like a new language. Tanagra1701 (talk) 17:25, 13 October 2022 (UTC)

If they're the same, either put the same name in both fields or leave the "client" field blank - it'll come out to the same thing. All of the detailed instructions, examples, etc. are at {{paid}} (click on the link in the curly brackets).

Wikipedia isn't necessarily designed to be easy to use, for many reasons, though it's gotten easier over the years. There's a reason that experienced editors advise new editors to spend several months getting the hang of the place - making small, easy changes to existing articles, reading help pages, asking questions at the Teahouse - before diving into creating articles. It's a very new skillset for most folks. 199.208.172.35 (talk) 18:14, 13 October 2022 (UTC)