User talk:CWEaccount
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[edit]Hello, CWEaccount, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.
I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Daniel Tobin, which appears to be dealing with a topic with which you may have a conflict of interest. In other words, you may find it difficult to write about that topic in a neutral and objective way, because you are, work for, or represent, the subject of that article. Your recent contributions may have already been undone for this very reason.
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{Help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Drmies (talk) 21:56, 19 September 2023 (UTC)
Please declare your conflict of interest. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 01:47, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Drmies,
- I am very new at Wikipedia and am a student at Emerson college. I am supposed to practice updating the Wikipedia Page for Daniel Tobin, since it had not been updated in a while. I would appreciate help, rather than being blocked, if you would be willing.
- Thank you CWEaccount (talk) 02:00, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
September 2023
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Please stop. If you continue to add promotional or advertising material to Wikipedia, as you did at Daniel Tobin, you may be blocked from editing. Drmies (talk) 01:48, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
{{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Drmies (talk) 01:50, 21 September 2023 (UTC)- Hi again Drmies,
- Once again, I am very new at Wikipedia. I was not supposed to switch much of the page, and I tried to cite the sources as you wished, but found myself unable to do anything before I even read your messages of warning, so I am in tears. Are you able to unblock me, or do I have to make an appeal?
- Thank you CWEaccount (talk) 02:15, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- I asked you TWO days ago already to properly declare your conflict of interest. You said it here on your talk page, just now, but you clearly did not read the relevant guidelines; it's at WP:DISCLOSE and it is really not a difficult thing to do. It is always a good idea to acquaint oneself with the rules of a certain website before one goes in and starts typing (or copying and pasting) content. I tagged the article, and obviously the COI tag was as valid as the other ones--and yet you removed those without even leaving an edit summary. And then you reinstated a whole bunch of unverified awards, turning the article back into a resume, again without an edit summary. In my edit summaries I pointed out the importance of secondary sourcing: I wish you had taken that to heart. One of the links in the very first message here links to this, Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide: did you read it? I am able to unblock you, but I see no reason to, not until a few things are clear: you need to declare your COI; you need to explain your edits; you need to not revert without explanation, you need to insert neutrally worded content IF it is verified by reliable secondary sources. Right now, I am not sure I believe you understand what Wikipedia is and how it works--it's not a place where we can post resumes. Thank you. PS You are welcome to place an unblock request and another administrator will look at it. Good luck. Drmies (talk) 02:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hi Drmies,
- I would rather just have everything corrected with you because you have already been generous with your time. I cannot name myself as a connected contributor while blocked. I reverted what you took away because I was told not to change too much of what was there originally, but your expertise is much greater and your explanations are policy, so I apologize. If you are still unwilling to unblock me, would you be so kind as to update the Works section? My updates are as lost as my privilege to edit. You can probably see the new book I added to the list in my edit history.
- Thank you, CWEaccount (talk) 04:01, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- CWEaccount, if you promise me you are going to read the relevant guideline and properly disclose this COI, on your user page and on the article's talk page, and that those are the first things you will do here, I will unblock you right now.But at the risk of repeating myself and sounding like an English professor (which I try to avoid with only marginal success), one cannot edit Wikipedia without knowing what it is. You need to know how it works: you need to look at some decent articles on such people and figure out what the difference is. Here's one. In addition, I don't know who gave you that assignment and threw you before the wolves, but they were unkind. If you want to improve the article (not a tenure file or a resume), the first thing to do is to compile a bibliography of secondary sources--in this case, particularly, reviews of the man's work. Not from Goodreads, not from his colleague, but from reputable, peer-reviewed publications. Only then you will be able to write well-verified content, which of course needs to be neutral as well.I'm going to unblock you, but I would rather not see you reinserting material I removed without sourcing. Don't reinsert those awards unless you can prove they are noteworthy and have secondary sources--otherwise we're back at the beginning again. You need to look for this kind of stuff. Good luck. Tell your professor to email me if this needs more explanation. Drmies (talk) 13:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- Hello Drmies,
- I am taking your recommendations to heart and will begin reading the articles you have pointed out. My first order of business will be proper disclosure, as you suggested, on both pages.
- The "Awards" list was long, and to compile a bibliography of secondary sources is sage advice. Verifying them and citing them will take time, as there are many, and I know now not to revert without citing my sources. It looks like an edit request is a better idea instead of simply publishing.
- I am grateful for your feedback.
- With appreciation, CWEaccount (talk) 14:00, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- CWEaccount, if you promise me you are going to read the relevant guideline and properly disclose this COI, on your user page and on the article's talk page, and that those are the first things you will do here, I will unblock you right now.But at the risk of repeating myself and sounding like an English professor (which I try to avoid with only marginal success), one cannot edit Wikipedia without knowing what it is. You need to know how it works: you need to look at some decent articles on such people and figure out what the difference is. Here's one. In addition, I don't know who gave you that assignment and threw you before the wolves, but they were unkind. If you want to improve the article (not a tenure file or a resume), the first thing to do is to compile a bibliography of secondary sources--in this case, particularly, reviews of the man's work. Not from Goodreads, not from his colleague, but from reputable, peer-reviewed publications. Only then you will be able to write well-verified content, which of course needs to be neutral as well.I'm going to unblock you, but I would rather not see you reinserting material I removed without sourcing. Don't reinsert those awards unless you can prove they are noteworthy and have secondary sources--otherwise we're back at the beginning again. You need to look for this kind of stuff. Good luck. Tell your professor to email me if this needs more explanation. Drmies (talk) 13:07, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
- I asked you TWO days ago already to properly declare your conflict of interest. You said it here on your talk page, just now, but you clearly did not read the relevant guidelines; it's at WP:DISCLOSE and it is really not a difficult thing to do. It is always a good idea to acquaint oneself with the rules of a certain website before one goes in and starts typing (or copying and pasting) content. I tagged the article, and obviously the COI tag was as valid as the other ones--and yet you removed those without even leaving an edit summary. And then you reinstated a whole bunch of unverified awards, turning the article back into a resume, again without an edit summary. In my edit summaries I pointed out the importance of secondary sourcing: I wish you had taken that to heart. One of the links in the very first message here links to this, Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide: did you read it? I am able to unblock you, but I see no reason to, not until a few things are clear: you need to declare your COI; you need to explain your edits; you need to not revert without explanation, you need to insert neutrally worded content IF it is verified by reliable secondary sources. Right now, I am not sure I believe you understand what Wikipedia is and how it works--it's not a place where we can post resumes. Thank you. PS You are welcome to place an unblock request and another administrator will look at it. Good luck. Drmies (talk) 02:40, 21 September 2023 (UTC)
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