ClownIowa

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, ClownIowa. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places, or things you have written about in the article 2016 clown sightings, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic, and it is important when editing Wikipedia articles that such connections be completely transparent. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. In particular, we ask that you please:

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Are you related to the Facebook group you are adding links to? If so, the above applies. Even if you are not related to it, Facebook is not a reliable source, so it is recommended that you seek information elsewhere. Dustin (talk) 03:54, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not the place to promote your Facebook group

Hello, I'm Ian.thomson. I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to 2016 clown sightings have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page, or take a look at our guidelines about links. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 03:57, 8 October 2016 (UTC)