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A clarification and reply to some of the points raised here. Please do not "send it to us" in any way - almost all of the administrators are busy, and there is no centralized administrative body that would look at it and approve it. Just post it. And please do not have somebody edit the page for you. That is no different from doing it yourself, and really, is worse. We'd much rather you post it yourself so that you can be accountable for content you wrote and wanted added. Again, just add it. If you're sane and sensible about it, nothing bad will happen.
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A clarification and reply to some of the points raised here. Please do not "send it to us" in any way - almost all of the administrators are busy, and there is no centralized administrative body that would look at it and approve it. Just post it. And please do not have somebody edit the page for you. That is no different from doing it yourself, and really, is worse. We'd much rather you post it yourself so that you can be accountable for content you wrote and wanted added. Again, just add it. If you're sane and sensible about it, nothing bad will happen.
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Speaking as a Wikipedia administrator... In general, people who add to their Wikipedia entries are not going to get into particular trouble. People who remove things from their Wikipedia entries get dicier, unless the material is obviously libelous or inaccurate. But ultimately, editing your own Wikipedia entry is frowned upon because it so often ends badly. If you do it sensibly, however, and don't get yourself wrapped up in edit wars, you should be fine. I'd be sure to post a note on the talk page after you do it explaining what you did, and to, in general, if you want something in the article removed, to post a polite request to the talk page asking someone to do it instead of doing that yourself.
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Speaking as a Wikipedia administrator... In general, people who add to their Wikipedia entries are not going to get into particular trouble. People who remove things from their Wikipedia entries get dicier, unless the material is obviously libelous or inaccurate. But ultimately, editing your own Wikipedia entry is frowned upon because it so often ends badly. If you do it sensibly, however, and don't get yourself wrapped up in edit wars, you should be fine. I'd be sure to post a note on the talk page after you do it explaining what you did, and to, in general, if you want something in the article removed, to post a polite request to the talk page asking someone to do it instead of doing that yourself.
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