UWPCE Communications

Hello, In the interest of transparency, this account/username was set up as "UWPCE Communications," since I am in communications support for UWPCE, which is University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education. Over time, I hope to occasionally correct and update factual information as needed about University of Washington Professional & Continuing Education. Information appears on the University of Washington Educational Outreach page, since that's the previous name for UWPCE. My apologies in advance for any editing errors or issues as become accustomed to using Wikipedia. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by UWPCE Communications (talk • contribs) 17:35, 30 July 2013‎

Have you read...?

• Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations
• The Grande Guide To Wikipedia
• Use Wikipedia as a Marketing Tool at Inc. (magazine)
• Wikipedia Marketing - 5 Steps to Visibility on Wikipedia
• Wikipedia 101 for Marketing

--Dennis Bratland (talk) 01:05, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

What Dennis has shared is good advice. Kevin Gorman below would also help you. In summary - never put information written by UWPCE onto Wikipedia. Only contribute information on the UWPCE which was written by someone who was not paid by UWPCE. Also it would be better if you did not edit it, but rather supported the UW Wikipedia community somehow and got someone else to edit it. It places a work burden on this community to clean PR. Feel free to delete any information on the UWPCE page which does not have a citation after it. Thanks and if you want to talk on the phone or by Skype then message me. Blue Rasberry (talk) 02:45, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

July 2013

Hello, UWPCE Communications. 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 University of Washington Educational Outreach, 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.
• Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
• 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. Dennis Bratland (talk) 23:46, 30 July 2013 (UTC)

Teahouse

Hey there - I left an answer to your question at the Teahouse. Thanks, Kevin Gorman (talk) 01:19, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Because we have a policy against usernames that give the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website, I have blocked this account; please take a moment to create a new account with a username that represents only yourself as an individual and which complies with our username policy.  You should also read our conflict of interest guideline and be aware that promotional editing is not acceptable regardless of the username you choose.

If your username does not represent a group, organization or website, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice.

You may simply create a new account, but you may prefer to change your username to one that complies with our username policy, so that your past contributions are associated with your new username. If you would prefer to change your username, you may appeal this username block by adding the text {{unblock-un|new username|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}} below this notice. Thank you. Alexf^(talk) 11:44, 31 July 2013 (UTC)