User talk:Gdesigner1

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I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Glenn Ogura, 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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February 2015

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed maintenance templates from Glenn Ogura. When removing maintenance templates, please be sure to either resolve the problem that the template refers to, or give a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, as your removal of this template has been reverted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Dai Pritchard (talk) 20:17, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello Dai, is it a conflict of interest to have read Glenn Oguras novel and decide that he may deserve his own wikipedia page after reading up on his life? I feel that this conflict may have been flagged when I chose the wrong(owner) permission for the photo that i uploaded. I assure you that my only association to this person is being the owner of his book. Also is there a way to just undo the article so I can draft it without it staying public with these inconsistencies? Gdesigner1 (talk) 20:27, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You seem to be hoping to get Dai Pritchard specifically and I've closed this Help me request as such. I've pinged them to this discussion unless they have notifications turned off in which case you might want to leave them a {{Talkback}} on their talk page. Good luck! — {{U|Technical 13}} ^{(e • t • c)} 21:19, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) Hello Gdesigner1. If you're not directly connected to the subject, and if you are able to easily write the article in a neutral point of view, then you probably don't have a conflict of interest in the subject. If you simply own a copy of one of his books, I doubt you'll have a conflict of interest.

If you would like to move your article into the drafts namespace, just let me know and I'll move it into the drafts namespace for you. --I am k6ka ^{Talk to me!} _{See what I have done} 21:22, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

That draft at times reads like a puff piece published by Ogura's PR advisor, and that promotional content at least in part is not supported by the given sources. Usually that happens only to editors who have a stronger conflict of interest than just being readers. The article also offers a surprising amount of unreferenced personal details (that should be supported by reliable sources or removed) for something written by an unrelated editor. So I can see why Dai Pritchard thought you had a conflict of interest. I have turned the page into a draft at Draft:Glenn Ogura so you can work on it at your leisure. Huon (talk) 21:31, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gdesigner. Huon has correctly guessed why I thought you're related to or connected with Glenn Ogura. You also uploaded a copyrighted PR photo from his website, and asserted permission for its unrestricted use here. So could you clarify please, what your connection is with Mr. Ogura? If the answer is "none", then we need to delete that photo until copyright is straightened out. Dai Pritchard (talk) 21:46, 10 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your submission at Articles for creation: Glenn Ogura (April 1)

Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Arthur goes shopping was:

This submission's references do not adequately show the subject's notability—see the guidelines on the notability of people and the golden rule. Please improve the submission's referencing, so that the information is verifiable, and there is clear evidence of why the subject is notable and worthy of inclusion in an encyclopedia.
What you can do: Add citations (see Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners) to secondary reliable sources that are entirely independent of the subject.

Please check the submission for any additional comments left by the reviewer. You are encouraged to edit the submission to address the issues raised and resubmit when they have been resolved.

If you would like to continue working on the submission, go to Draft:Glenn Ogura and click on the "Edit" tab at the top of the window.
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Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:16, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Teahouse, I noticed your article was declined at Articles for Creation, and that can be disappointing. If you are wondering or curious about why your article submission was declined please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Arthur goes shopping (talk) 07:16, 1 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your draft article, Draft:Glenn Ogura

Hello, Gdesigner1. It has been over six months since you last edited your Articles for Creation draft article submission, "Glenn Ogura".

In accordance with our policy that Articles for Creation is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been nominated for deletion. If you plan on working on it further, or editing it to address the issues raised if it was declined, simply edit the submission and remove the {{db-afc}} or {{db-g13}} code.

If your submission has already been deleted by the time you get there, and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion by following the instructions at this link. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. JMHamo (talk) 21:47, 16 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]