User:Anon126/Guide for contributors with close connections/Existing article

Introduction What is this guide? Conflicts of interest What is a close connection? A conflict of interest? Principles What Wikipedia is, and is not First steps Before you start editing New article How to write a new article about your subject Existing article What to do about an existing article on your subject Sourcing How to provide information on Wikipedia Copyright Avoiding copyright mishaps Copyright for text Copyright policies for text Copyright for images Copyright policies for images Linking What links we like (and don't like) Getting help Have any more questions?

If there is already an article about your subject, you may want to change it to make it better. But the main advice we give is don't. Your idea of "better" may not be the same as Wikipedia's. Remember that Wikipedia should be unbiased, so it has to show the bad as well as the good. But if there are too many bad things, that's a problem. Exception: If you just want to correct mistakes in spelling, grammar, and formatting, that's okay. You can also take out anything that obviously shouldn't be there. (This refers to the "XYZ is terrible!!" level of obviousness. If there's any doubt, don't do it.) Every article has a talk page, which is where people discuss changes and improvements. You can get to it by clicking the "Talk" tab at the top. Instead of editing the article directly, you should propose your changes on the talk page. That way, other contributors can check if they're appropriate. Sometimes there aren't a lot of people checking the talk page. If it's taking too long to get a response, add the code {{edit COI}} before your proposal. This will attract someone's attention. The next steps will help you form a good proposal for changes to the article. Next >>