Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about YOU

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This page in a nutshell: Wikipedia is not the place to promote a topic with which you have personal involvement. See Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and most specially Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not.

While we're happy that you have chosen to contribute to Wikipedia, you need to remember...

Sure, you see Wikipedia articles on all sorts of individuals, films, companies, projects, etc., but it is strongly urged that those articles not be written by involved persons. Yes, it can be tempting to

Don't write about yourself, your friends, your website, your company, your business, your family, a band you're in, your teacher, a word you made up, a story you wrote, your hamster, or anything else you're closely affiliated with. If the subject is too close to you, it falls under scrutiny as a

If "Big Blast", the musician, or "Big Blast Pancakes" are worth writing about, you should wait until someone else writes it. If Big Blast is actually not you, then perhaps starting with a different username will prevent the appearance that it is. Conflict of interest is a big deal on Wikipedia, as Wikipedia strongly discourages any attempt at self-promotion. So choose something else that interests you and that will itself be of interest to others.

The best encyclopedic articles are written by those editors who can maintain perspective and a

What is found at "Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not" outlines many of the types of content which are considered inappropriate for this encyclopedia.

If you DO want to write an article, you might consider visiting

From Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not:

Wikipedia is not a soapbox, a battleground, or a vehicle for propaganda, advertising and showcasing. This applies to articles, categories, templates, talk page discussions, and user pages. Therefore, content hosted in Wikipedia is not for:

1. Advocacy, propaganda, or recruitment of any kind: commercial, political, religious, sports-related, or otherwise. Of course, an article can report objectively about such things, as long as an attempt is made to describe the topic from a neutral point of view. You might wish to start a blog or visit a forum if you want to convince people of the merits of your favorite views.^[1] See Wikipedia:Advocacy.
2. Opinion pieces. Although some topics, particularly those concerning current affairs and politics, may stir passions and tempt people to "climb
   neutral point of view. Furthermore, Wikipedia authors should strive to write articles that will not quickly become obsolete. However, Wikipedia's sister project Wikinews
   allows commentaries on its articles.
3. Scandal mongering, something "heard through the grapevine" or gossip. Articles and content
   attack
   the reputation of another person.
4. Self-promotion. It can be tempting to write about yourself or projects in which you have a strong personal involvement. However, do remember that the standards for encyclopedic articles apply to such pages just like any other. This includes the requirement to maintain a neutral point of view, which is difficult when writing about yourself or about projects close to you. Creating overly abundant links and references to autobiographical sources is unacceptable. See Wikipedia:Autobiography, Wikipedia:Notability and Wikipedia:Conflict of interest.
5. Advertising. All information about companies and products are written in an
   third-party sources, so articles about very small "garage" or local companies are typically unacceptable. External links to commercial organizations are acceptable if they identify major organizations which are the topic of the article. Wikipedia neither endorses organizations nor runs affiliate programs. See also Wikipedia:Notability (organizations and companies) for guidelines on corporate notability. Those promoting causes or events, or issuing public service announcements, even if noncommercial, should use a forum other than Wikipedia to do so. Contributors must disclose any payments they receive
   for editing Wikipedia.

• Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide
• Wikipedia:An article about yourself isn't necessarily a good thing
• Wikipedia:Wikipedia is not about us