SocialmediaDatC

June 2015

Hello, I'm Largoplazo. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Crestron Electronics because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. —Largo Plazo (talk) 15:44, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Crestron Electronics. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Stesmo (talk) 16:24, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Ok, so then how does a company go about editing an outdated page to update it with new, more accurate information?

Your addition to Crestron Electronics has been removed, as it appears to have added copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder. If you are the copyright holder, please read Wikipedia:Donating copyrighted materials for more information on uploading your material to Wikipedia. For legal reasons, Wikipedia cannot accept copyrighted material, including text or images from print publications or from other websites, without an appropriate and verifiable license. All such contributions will be deleted. You may use external websites or publications as a source of information, but not as a source of content, such as sentences or images—you must write using your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Original text @ http://www.hometoys.com/article/2015/04/smart-home-interviewcrestron/2271. Stesmo (talk) 16:28, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi, thank you for getting back to me. This is actually company information and it's used for their boilerplate. I'm just trying to find the best way to update the company information. Any advice or help to edit the information without making it promotional would be helpful. Thanks

Their boilerplate is protected by copyright. Also, a company's boilerplate is naturally worded to be promotional, so it is inherently unsuited for a Wikipedia article.

I don't really know how to explain how not to make text promotional. It's the difference between "Denny's serves breakfast, including eggs, bread, meats, and fruit" and "At Denny's now you can get off to a bright morning with their Grand Slam Deal! Three eggs cooked any way you like, two slices of toast, two Jimmy Dean's pure pork sausages, two slices of the finest Boar's Head ham, and luscious fruit compote, and you'll be off and running for only $7.99!" Objective versus subjective, sober versus excited. —Largo Plazo (talk) 16:45, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

So if I edit my edits to make it less promotional they won't be deleted?

Also, why were the edits made to the competitors and see also sections?

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Crestron Electronics

Hello, SocialmediaDatC. Do you have a business relationship with Crestron Electronics? If so, please take a look at Am I allowed to edit articles about myself or my organization? before editing entries where you might have a Conflict of Interest (COI). Thanks, Stesmo (talk) 17:11, 8 June 2015 (UTC)