User talk:MV Moosa

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Hello, MV Moosa, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions.

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Mohseen Moosa, 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, visit the Teahouse, 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! Gaismagorm (talk) 10:59, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gaismagorm, Thank you for your message!

I don't use Wikipedia much, but recently a colleague informed me that my profile on Wiki was completely inaccurate and not a reflection of my career and background at all.

I am new at this.

Today, I signed up, and did an edit, and I see that it has been rejected. I have copied it onto a word page and can show it to you, so that you can see that it is balanced and fair, and very accurate about my background and history.

Should i send it to you so that you can assist?

Kind Regards

Mohseen MV Moosa (talk) 12:00, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm terribly sorry, I probably won't be able to help much as I'm not great with writing new sections. I highly recommend however trying to find reliable sources to your claims, and also make sure that the information you are providing is notable and relevant. Gaismagorm (talk) 12:03, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your reply.

How do I go about doing that? Should I request another WIKI member to do the edit and write the article.

It appears like the only issue may be the conflict of interest to check whether I am neutral, am I right? MV Moosa (talk) 12:06, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure, I'd highly recommend reading Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide. Gaismagorm (talk) 12:09, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, will do.

In the meantime, can you recommend a mentor that knows how to resolve this for me? MV Moosa (talk) 12:10, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 2024

Hello, I'm Giovanni Paolucci. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Mohseen Moosa, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Giovanni Paolucci (talk) 12:28, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Giovanni

I am new to Wiki. A colleague of mine asked my to fix my profile on Wiki and I did that initially by using Source. A user called Gaismagorm revised it.

I then used Visual. This is my personal bio so of course, I am the source ... is there another way I should do this?

Can send what I have drafted to you, if you will be kind enough to review it for me.

Kind Regards

Mohseen MV Moosa (talk) 12:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions; however, it appears you may have written a Wikipedia article, or a draft for a Wikipedia article, about yourself, at Mohseen Moosa. Creating an autobiography is strongly discouraged – please see our guideline on writing autobiographies. If you create such an article, it may be deleted. If what you have done in life is genuinely notable and can be verified according to our policy for articles about living people, someone else will probably create an article about you sooner or later (see Notable people who have edited Wikipedia). If you wish to add to or change an existing article about yourself, you are welcome to propose the changes by visiting the article's talk page. Please understand that this is an encyclopedia and not a personal web space or social networking site. If your article has already been deleted, please see: Why was the page I created deleted?, and if you feel the deletion was an error, please discuss this with the deleting administrator.

You need to be proposing your edits at Talk:Mohseen Moosa under Template:Edit COI rather than edititing the article yourself. –Skywatcher68 (talk) 13:30, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, I will try that. MV Moosa (talk) 13:34, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or significantly change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did with this edit to Mohseen Moosa. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Materialscientist (talk) 13:33, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can I send my amendments to you to check and upload. MV Moosa (talk) 13:36, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Materialscientist.... please respond to my message.

My edits were not controversial, they were corrections, and improvements. There is also incorrect information, such as that I am married!! ... I am not sure who uploaded this information, but much of it is completely incorrect.

Can I send them to you to check and edit and upload? MV Moosa (talk) 14:10, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello MV Moosa, welcome to Wikipedia. Please click "Talk" above the article, then "request corrections or suggest content" in the orange box I just added to the top of the talk page. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 14:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]