User talk:Akaraokesoul

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September 2024

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did at Empire (magazine), without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. AntiDionysius (talk) 12:06, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello. Apologies, I attempted to rectify this by stating the reason (it was inaccurate, clearly malicious and potentially libellous content) but the paragraph removed seems to have been restored. Are you able to help? Akaraokesoul (talk) 12:17, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

I restored it. As the message above explains, Content on Wikipedia should not be removed just because you disagree with it or because you think it's wrong, unless the claim is not verifiable. When seeking to have an entire paragraph removed, it is usually better to discuss the issue on the article talk page first - just asserting "this is incorrect" in an edit summary, about information which is linked to a citation, is usually not sufficient.

Two other things. First, could you clarify if you have any association with Empire magazine? Second, are you coordinating your editing with anyone outside of Wikipedia or operating multiple accounts. AntiDionysius (talk) 12:26, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. I am affiliated with Empire, yes. I raised the defamation issue with Geoffrey Lane at Wikipedia, who informed me that, due to the conflict of interest, I shouldn't edit the page directly, apologies for that. I thought it was the simplest way of resolving the issue and didn't quite realise it was against the rules. I believe I need to raise the request on a Talk page (I'm new to this, bear with me) so will do that now. Akaraokesoul (talk) 12:39, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Just to clarify, I've not coordinated with anyone else, however I believe I know who Alphonso100 is and have asked them not to make additional changes as it's against Wikipedia rules. I have submitted a change request for the page as Geoffrey suggested. Thanks for your help - I've not really got involved with Wikipedia before. Akaraokesoul (talk) 12:53, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Hello, I noticed that you may have recently made edits while logged out. Please be mindful not to perform controversial edits while logged out, or your account risks being blocked from editing. Please consider reading up on Wikipedia's policy on multiple accounts before editing further. Additionally, making edits while logged out reveals your IP address, which may allow others to determine your location and identity. If this was not your intention, please remember to log in when editing. Thank you. AntiDionysius (talk) 12:12, 30 September 2024 (UTC)

Conflict of Interest

Hi, please could you disclose your conflict of interest per the WP:DISCLOSE guideline, thanks! Encoded  Talk 💬 21:41, 1 November 2024 (UTC)