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Welcome!

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Chauncey Black (singer), 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 will be slightly edited to provide a more objective view of yourself..

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April 2014

Hello, TruthContributor. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Chauncey Black (singer), 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:

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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. VQuakr (talk) 23:12, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!

Yes, I am affiliated and have read through the guidelines and checked the page for accuracy regarding the names, Discography, etc. I am requesting for you (or another editor if available) to watch this page and edit as needed so that it remains completely accurate and properly sourced.

I believe you'll see where a person's name is being added claiming to have created the group but it is not verifiable and according to Wikipedia can not be included.

This is a link to a radio station interview, it can be used as a reference and source. It has no affiliation with my company or client.

http://realtalk101radio.com/chauncey-black-there-will-always-be-a-blackstreet/#disqus_thread

TruthContributor (talk) 23:25, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

A radio interview is rarely acceptable as a reliable source (check with the reliable source noticeboard). Remember, as the Founder of Wikipedia stated, "those with COI should never edit their article directly - they should only suggest changes on its talkpage with proper sourcing" DP 23:32, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!

Yes, I am checking for accuracy. Anything included on the pages that aren't properly sourced should be deleted. The problem is having other users continuously adding unsourced information.

Thanks for your input.

TruthContributor (talk) 23:43, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

File permission problem with File:Blackstreet, R&B Group.jpg

Thanks for uploading File:Blackstreet, R&B Group.jpg, which you've attributed to A VRT notice was applied over 60 day(s) ago, but no message at VRTS has been found since this tag was applied.. I noticed that while you provided a valid copyright licensing tag, there is no proof that the creator of the file has agreed to release it under the given license.

If you are the copyright holder for this media entirely yourself but have previously published it elsewhere (especially online), please either

• make a note permitting reuse under the CC-BY-SA or another acceptable free license (see this list) at the site of the original publication; or
• Send an email from an address associated with the original publication to permissions-en@wikimedia.org, stating your ownership of the material and your intention to publish it under a free license. You can find a sample permission letter here. If you take this step, add {{OTRS pending}} to the file description page to prevent premature deletion.

If you did not create it entirely yourself, please ask the person who created the file to take one of the two steps listed above, or if the owner of the file has already given their permission to you via email, please forward that email to permissions-en@wikimedia.org.

If you believe the media meets the criteria at Wikipedia:Non-free content, use a tag such as {{non-free fair use}} or one of the other tags listed at Wikipedia:File copyright tags#Fair use, and add a rationale justifying the file's use on the article or articles where it is included. See Wikipedia:File copyright tags for the full list of copyright tags that you can use.

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