User talk:Greghenderson2006/Archive 1

October 2012 - A belated welcome!

Here's wishing you a belated welcome to Wikipedia, Greghenderson2006. I see that you've already been around a while and wanted to thank you for your contributions. Though you seem to have been successful in finding your way around, you may benefit from following some of the links below, which help editors get the most out of Wikipedia:

Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page, consult Wikipedia:Questions, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there.

Also, Greg, I see your edits are focused on Henderson family members. (Girard B. Henderson for example.) If you are a family member, you should review WP:COI policies. In any case, welcome! S. Rich (talk) 15:29, 9 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

October 2013 - COI declaration

Greg, if you will post a WP:COIDEC on your user page, I will remove the COI banner on various article pages and modify the connected contributor templates on the article talk pages. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 07:18, 11 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I posted my COI Declaration on my user page. Please update the COI banner on my article pages and contributor templates on talk pages. Thanks, - Greg Henderson (talk) 7:40, 11 Feb 2013 (UTC)

Thanks Greg. Posting the COIDEC on the various pages, not just your user page is a great idea. I've removed the COI banner from the ancestors article pages and modified the talk pages. I have not looked at all the various pages you've worked on, so please let me know if there are more. It is better to have a non-interested editor do so. Now, this is not to say that your various articles will survive. You've got to work them up to notability standards, based on the best available RS.

BTW, I came across your various pages only because I was looking for articles about libertarians that needed work. And with the COI cleared up, I'll take the various articles off my watch list.

If you have questions, always feel free to ask. Happy editing. -- – S. Rich (talk) 04:26, 12 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The COI declaration on your user page needs to list the specific pages you have a conflict with.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 16:22, 6 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I note that you still have not provided on your user page a specific list of the articles you have COI with, and you also continue to post at AFDs with which you have a COI, without notifying other editors in the post or the edit summary. Per WP:COI you need to disclose during such discussions.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 23:10, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I place the "Connected contributor" banner on the talk pages. I follow the WP:DISCLOSE rules and guidelines. The list of COI pages appears to be optional as stated on WP:DISCLOSE. I have written 33 articles, some dating back to 2007. I would like to work with you on this. --Greg Henderson (talk) 23:32, 17 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Which articles are COI? Why do we have to go and track down the ones that are? Also, why are you participating in AFD discussions without saying "I have a conflict of interest here, but..." These are simple standards of conduct that you seemingly refuse to follow. Why is it so hard to disclose on AFD pages that you have a conflict, or give us a list of articles you have a conflict with?ThatMontrealIP (talk) 00:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

These rules of WP:COI and WP:AFD are somewhat new to me. I am still learning. So bear with me. Back in 2007, when I started writing articles for Wikipedia, I thought it would be nice to research articles about my ancestors that are notable. I loved doing this and got positive feedback. Then, in July 2020 you and a couple of other editors started cracking down on me because of my WP:COI. Now, I have to defend my articles that I worked so hard to create. The list of articles is pretty much the entire list of new articles listed on my user page. I have a conflict of interest in that I am either related via marriage or the area is where I grew up and have family stories. To me this is the majic of Wikipedia, to be able to research a subject that you are interested in, provide hyperlinks, citations, and write articles you think others would be interested in. I will put the COI tag on the Talk pages of these articles. --Greg Henderson (talk) 16:12, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

This is not "new" to you. You were warned about COI in 2013 as above. ThatMontrealIP (talk) 16:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]