AlexThePiatt

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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 to ask for help on your talk page, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! CAPTAIN RAJU ^(talk) 21:45, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Alex! Please keep in mind Wikipedia's terms of use - especially as it regards to paid editing and conflict of interest. As a marketing professional, creating or editing article's on a client's behalf without disclosing your conflict of interest would be a violation of Wikipedia's terms of use. In general, it's also a very bad idea to edit articles directly on a client's behalf. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Wikipedians take conflicts of interest very seriously. Many PR firms, marketers, and their clients have found their names in the wrong end of the news due to unethical editing practices. [1]

Hi - Thank you for the heads up. I plan on disclosing my relationship to infogroup as a marketing professional. Also, I'm working on making the content informative into a timeline instead of marketing related. What's the best way to approach this? Thank you! AlexThePiatt (talk) 20:04, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Hi- To further clarify my intent, I'd like to edit the Infogroup's page to have a consolidated and accurate timeline of the history of the company. One I turn in my draft for review, the reviewer will see that the timeline is the main part of the article. Please let me know if there's a better way to do this. Thanks! AlexThePiatt (talk) 20:16, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Using a sandbox is a great way to get started on an article. Keep in mind that this is an encyclopedia, so I recommend formatting the article accordingly. You might want to check in with the Village Pump to kick around ideas about formatting and more. You may also find wp:mos and wp:corp of significant use. Keep in mind that once the article goes live, anyone can edit it, so the format and content can change - possibly in directions your client might not like. Past and current lawsuits, consumer reports, and controversies are all fair game. If I were advising a client who didn't already have a Wikipedia article, then I'd recommend they avoid Wikipedia entirely as having too many pitfalls and too few benefits. In short, Wikipedia isn't social media, and it makes for a terrible marketing tool. Rklawton (talk) 16:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

April 2017

Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. This is just a note to let you know that I've moved the draft that you were working on to Draft:Infogroup, from its old location at User:AlexThePiatt/Infogroup. This has been done because the Draft namespace is the preferred location for Articles for Creation submissions. Please feel free to continue to work on it there. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to ask me on my talk page. Thank you. North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 00:03, 6 April 2017 (UTC)