User:Anon126/Guide for contributors with close connections/First steps

Introduction What is this guide? Conflicts of interest What is a close connection? A conflict of interest? Principles What Wikipedia is, and is not First steps Before you start editing New article How to write a new article about your subject Existing article What to do about an existing article on your subject Sourcing How to provide information on Wikipedia Copyright Avoiding copyright mishaps Copyright for text Copyright policies for text Copyright for images Copyright policies for images Linking What links we like (and don't like) Getting help Have any more questions?

If you're going to be contributing a lot of material, you should create an account. You don't have to, but there are lots of benefits. Making an account makes it much easier to communicate with other contributors, and to follow certain rules (described below). Do not make an account for your group, organization, or company. User accounts must represent individuals. You can, however, include your organization's name in your username. So, for example, XYZ Association is not an acceptable username, but J. Doe at XYZ Association is fine. But you don't have to include your organization's name: J. Doe is fine, too. The next step depends on your answer to this question: Does the subject you want to write about already have an article on Wikipedia? No, I want to write a new article >> Yes, an article already exists >>