Rtyrewx

Leslie Howe

Please note that Wikipedia has specific content rules which must be followed in our articles. Specifically:

1. the article must follow a properly encyclopedic writing tone rather than a promotional one;
2. the article must be sourced to properly reliable sources, and is not allowed to contain any information that is just asserted without a proper source for it; and
3. the article must be properly categorized.

If the article is incomplete, you may certainly add further content as needed; however, that content must be written and formatted and sourced according to our rules, and you are not entitled to simply overwrite the existing article with a public relations advertisement. Bearcat (talk) 21:13, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

I replaced info written about me from some random person ten years ago with accurate, factual, non promotional material. The source is myself. Surely I have the right to accurately represent myself in a Wikipedia page about myself. Please stop undoing my edits. Thank you.

That is not how Wikipedia works. You certainly have the right to provide updated information if the article is outdated or inaccurate, but you still have to follow our rules about the article's writing tone, structure and format, and you still have to cite reliable media sources that have been published somewhere, so that we can verify the accuracy of the information. Please note that I did not say you aren't allowed to edit the article at all — I only said that if you want to edit the article you need to do so in a way that's compliant with our content rules. Bearcat (talk) 17:59, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

May 2014

Hello, Rtyrewx. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Leslie Howe, you may have a conflict of interest.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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• Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. EvergreenFir (talk) 02:59, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Dear EvergreenFir:

This article about myself contains biographical data such as discography history etc, and some basic history. Please let me know what you are objecting to, I have no idea. I have followed the guidelines except for including sources, which I am not able to for this "ancient history". My source is myself, this was my career. I request you let my edit stand. Thanks Rtyrewx (talk) 12:37, 9 May 2014 (UTC) Rtyrewx

The problem is that you are trying to write about yourself, something frowned upon (see Wikipedia:Autobiography). Your edits contain no sources, whereas the old version does. Please read WP:AUTO#IFEXIST and if there are specific factual errors, check out WP:AUTOPROB. I hope this helps. EvergreenFir (talk) 17:49, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

As I've explained before, we certainly welcome corrections and additions and updates to our articles — however, the onus is on you to ensure that you're following our rules about writing tone, formatting and referencing. I have now been forced to editprotect the article so that it can be directly edited only by people who have administrator status on Wikipedia. You may post to the article's talk page at Talk:Leslie Howe to request any appropriate corrections and additions, but until you learn to ensure that your edits are consistent with our content rules you will not be able to directly edit the article at all. Bearcat (talk) 22:56, 16 June 2014 (UTC)