User talk:Declan.ruediger

Hi, Declan.ruediger. I noticed you make some edits at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Wikipedia's always happy to have new editors join.

I just want to invite you to read up on some Wikipedia policies. Some of the edits you made seem to rely on what the Wikipedia community calls

. A denominationally-published manual like Missionary Standards for Disciples of Jesus Christ or For the Strength of Youth is, in this context, best understood as a primary source for the Church: it was written by the denomination, so it's a primary source for information about the denominatino. For contributing content, instead of citing primary sources, read up on secondary sources (especially academically published journals or books) and learn what the field says about topics.

As you state you are a full-time missionary for the Church and evidently have interest in editing the article about the Church, I also recommend you read

that aligns with the general consensus of most reliable sources about topics. This isn't an accusation about you in particular; these are rules we have in place to be careful. Take the time to read, especially to learn about what Wikipedia considers the appropriate ways to disclose having a conflict interest.

There are many ways to contribute to Wikipedia. Contributing content is one way to do that. Editors who are learning the ropes or who may have a conflict of interest with the topic they're editing are also invited to contribute content via

" edits—fixing grammar, spelling, formatting, etc., and that's something a person can do on all kinds of topics, even ones that one isn't necessarily familiar with.

I know that was a lot to read—sorry that I wasn't able to be more concise!—but I hope it's of some help.

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Conflict of interest

Hello, Declan.ruediger. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 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);
• disclose your conflict of interest when discussing affected articles (see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest § How to disclose a COI);
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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.

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