User talk:LeslieMac23

Welcome![edit]

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Re: ANI, a bit of advice[edit]

For the record, next time you need to report someone, it is better to link directly to changes to the page in question, you can do this by going to the history tab, clicking "prev" next to a user's contribution, and copying the URL you end up at. This is the preferred way to do it and also allows you to see directly what the change was, so you don't accidentally get the wrong user. ^_^ --Licks-rocks (talk) 17:58, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for this - this is the first time anything like this has happened to me. I appreciate the information. LeslieMac23 (talk) 17:59, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Wikipedia's inner workings can be a bit daunting if you haven't been living in the walls here for a couple years :P --Licks-rocks (talk) 18:03, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse![edit]

Hello! LeslieMac23, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:02, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

Hello, LeslieMac23. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, company, organization, clients, or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (you can use the {{edit COI}} template)—don't forget to give details of reliable sources supporting your suggestions;
disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam § External link spamming);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you are required by the Wikimedia Foundation's terms of use to 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 Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure.

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:03, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Liz -

Thank you for this message - I was not sure how to proceed - especially because this addition was previously deleted by another moderator. I'll refrain from editing but rather suggest edits.

Leslie LeslieMac23 (talk) 02:40, 14 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]