Kingfeelgood

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September 2018

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Sola Aoi.
Note: Please see Talk:Sola Aoi#Sola versus Sora (yet_again) for more information. Thank you - wolf 14:30, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to United States Naval Academy. Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. - wolf 14:33, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Question

@Thewolfchild: Hopefully I am doing this correctly. Obviously the "most recent graduating class" is not 2017. How would I make that edit and cite it? I am currently a midshipman at the Naval Academy. I know first hand that our monthly pay is not 100, 200, 300, and "the rest" for our senior year as the article states. How do I go about citing this? I cannot link my paycheck for PII reasons. Could I screenshot an email our disbursing officer sent us? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kingfeelgood (talk • contribs) 11:12, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Hi, I guess there's a few things you need to know about;

1. Before saving your edit, use the preview button to check it first. That way you don't make six edits trying to get it right. Not a big deal on your own talk page, but on articles is a must. Editors don't like seeing all those mistakes on their watchlists.
2. For the {{Reply to| }} template to work, it needs to be added and saved at the same time you sign your posts.
3. You need to sign your posts.
4. To add content to Wikipedia, it must be supported by a reliable source. (Also see how to cite sources)
5. The fact that you're currently attending the Academy means that before you can edit that article, you need to be aware of Wikipedia's Conflict of Interest guidelines. I will add template message about that in a moment with more info.

Hope this helps. If you need assistance with anything else, your best bet is to contact the Help Desk. - wolf 16:15, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Kingfeelgood. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the page United States Naval Academy, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted.
Note: As a member of this US Navy, this will also apply to any articles about the United States government or military. - wolf 16:18, 26 September 2018 (UTC)