CZ:Policy on Self-Promotion: Difference between revisions
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* You may not, even if you are a [[CZ:Policy on Topic Informants|topic informant]], start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated. Such articles [[CZ:Article Deletion Policy|may be deleted summarily]]. | * You may not, even if you are a [[CZ:Policy on Topic Informants|topic informant]], start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated. Such articles [[CZ:Article Deletion Policy|may be deleted summarily]]. | ||
** ''Exceptions:'' students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools | ** ''Exceptions:'' students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools, and any Citizen can edit the [[Citizendium]] article. | ||
* You may not yourself add links to websites with which you are associated, you ''must'' request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page). | * You may not yourself add links to websites with which you are associated, you ''must'' request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page). | ||
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* If you wish to cite books or articles of your own in an article, ask an independent expert to do this for you. | * If you wish to cite books or articles of your own in an article, ask an independent expert to do this for you. | ||
* Do not edit articles about yourself, except to correct straightforward errors. If the ''Citizendium'' article about you brings you no joy, consult the [[CZ:Topic Informant Workgroup|Topic Informant Workgroup]]; do not take matters into your own hands. Note that | * Do not edit articles about yourself, except to correct straightforward errors. If the ''Citizendium'' article about you brings you no joy, consult the [[CZ:Topic Informant Workgroup|Topic Informant Workgroup]]; do not take matters into your own hands. Note that you may ask that an article about yourself be deleted. | ||
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Revision as of 17:56, 28 July 2011
The Citizendium must not be used for self-promotion.
- You may not, even if you are a topic informant, start an article about yourself, or any company, organization, website, or other entity, especially marketable entity, with which you are closely associated. Such articles may be deleted summarily.
- Exceptions: students and teachers may start articles about their universities and schools, and any Citizen can edit the Citizendium article.
- You may not yourself add links to websites with which you are associated, you must request that others do this for you (e.g., on the article's talk page).
- If you wish to cite books or articles of your own in an article, ask an independent expert to do this for you.
- Do not edit articles about yourself, except to correct straightforward errors. If the Citizendium article about you brings you no joy, consult the Topic Informant Workgroup; do not take matters into your own hands. Note that you may ask that an article about yourself be deleted.
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