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Problems with upload of File:TS PaintingZine Portrait.jpeg

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Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, Meeeems. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on the page Ralph DeLuca, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a conflict of interest may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for article subjects for more information. We ask that you:

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. – notwally (talk) 15:50, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop adding poorly sourced promotional material and puffery to the Ralph DeLuca article and disclose whether you have a conflict of interest regarding this article subject. – notwally (talk) 20:48, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi notwally - thanks for all of your help with this article; as you can probably tell, I'm new to Wikipedia. I follow contemporary art ardently (and 16th century French history - an area I plan to start working on next in my free time! I'm particularly annoyed Catherine de' Medici's lackluster portrayal on her Wikipedia page... so it would be good regardless for me to learn how to write biographies on here that don't seem overly promotional and more focused on the subject's objective narratives).

Will I need to put a disclosure on my page stating I don't have a conflict of interest in order to edit any biographies? (I am a fan, which I recognize makes me a little more biased, but I'm not being paid by anyone. However, I don't believe said appreciation of the subject should be disqualifying - as I imagine a lot of others only feel compelled to voluntarily write about subjects they're passionate about) For subjects that are not living, like Medici, does it go without say someone doesn't have a conflict of interest?

Additionally, am I able to showcase Ralph DeLuca's highlights in a way that doesn't seem to be promotional? I certainly don't mean to write puffery, I'm just amazed as someone also from a working class family that's somewhat now in the art world that he's managed to come so far - it's such an insular world that's less of a meritocracy and more of a...nepocracy (that should be a Wikipedia article next!)...lol.

I also don't believe the Cultured Magazine or Artnet articles are disqualifying due to being poorly-sourced; they are both highly reputable publications at least in art.

Because anyone can call themselves an art advisor, I would like to find a way to at least present his narrative/ objective rise in the art world despite having no formal background in it. I don't think the page currently demonstrates his rise; anyone with no formal background or education can call themselves an art advisor, but to be a top advisor is another thing. Meeeems (talk) 18:35, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
If your edits have been reverted, the best place to discuss the content is on the article's talk page. Feel free to ping me using {{u|notwally}} to let me know about the discussion. – notwally (talk) 22:31, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

August 2024

Hi Meeeems! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Ralph DeLuca that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. – notwally (talk) 20:49, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Ralph DeLuca. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. – notwally (talk) 19:28, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]