Cagnolino1994

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing 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 , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Neiltonks (talk) 13:38, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Teahouse posting

I added a comment to your recent Teahouse posting related to James Farentino. As others commented there, we're only interested in what published sources say about incidents and people, and not your personal view of things. However this case is complicated by the fact that neither of the sources originally quoted in the article is currently active (one just defaults to a homepage while the other returns a page with no useful content). I've found an active source which reports the event, so I've linked to that and changed the wording slightly to reflect what the available source says. I think this gives a more neutral view of the incident, though of course another editor may disagree with me! Neiltonks (talk) 13:43, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

I will add that you should not edit any article where you have a personal involvement, including family members, friends, your work or causes you are involved with. This is called a conflict of interest (COI), and it is a problem for a couple of reasons:

1. You have an emotional attachment to the topic, and you will find it difficult to write from the required neutral point of view.
2. You will be tempted to use your own unpublished personal knowledge and experience, which is not permitted. Only published sources can be used as sources of information.

Of course, we want Wikipedia articles to be as accurate and fairly written as possible. So if you see a problem with an article where you have a conflict of interest, it is better to take these actions:

1. Go to the article's Talk page and click the Edit tab
2. Create a new section on this page by typing something like this ==Some proposed changes==
3. Directly below this type {{request edit}}
4. Underneath this, write out your request and provide links to any sources which support any claims made
5. At the end, sign the post using four tildes: ~~~~
6. Click on the Show preview button and have a look to make sure the request appears the way you want it to
7. If you wish to make any corrections or additions, you may do so in the edit box below the preview (scroll down to see this box); preview your post as many times as you wish, and when you are satisfied, click on the Save page button

This will attract the attention of other uninvolved editors who will evaluate your requested edits. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 17:19, 27 July 2017 (UTC)