User talk:MissLaraCarter

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

I noticed that one of the first articles you edited was Sophia Webster, 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! Mabalu (talk) 09:11, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sophia Webster

Hello MissLaraCarter and welcome to Wikipedia! I would like to encourage you to, in future, please request edits to Sophia Webster on the Talk page at Talk:Sophia Webster. The edits you made are relatively minor, but as the automatic welcome text above explains, editing made by article subjects, their representatives, or others with a conflict of interest, can be problematic.

I had advise for an earlier contributor to the page, which I am copying in part below, amended to acknowledge the very different and far less controversial nature of your editing. It was originally posted at User talk:K030293:

If you are a representative of Sophia Webster, this does not mean that you can't edit - but it does mean that you should not edit your employer or client's page unless under exceptional circumstances (such as to remove vandalism, or anything libelous). You can request edits or changes on Talk:Sophia Webster but please give us proper references for any requested edits, or explain why information should be amended or removed. For example, the Fashion Museum says that the Dress of the Year shoes were called "Liquorice Allsorts," and they do appear to be based on the pink and black allsorts, so I am unclear why you removed that particular bit, as it was published in various sources. It does add a bit of colour that is lost by reducing them to mere "shoes."

Do look at Talk:Louise Kennedy to see how an editor with a similar conflict of interest was able to work with Wikipedia to negotiate edits and updates to ensure that the page was kept accurate and current without compromising the reputation of her employer/the article subject, or placing herself at risk of sanctions. I am very happy to work with you to help maintain this page and ensure that edits are appropriate and accurate.

Best wishes, Mabalu (talk) 09:32, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to add - thanks for adding in the Royal College of Art bit, this is certainly supported by the cite and should have already been in the article. I also don't see a problem with dropping the reference to disco. These are very reasonable edits, although it is of course ideal for representatives of the article subject to request them on the Talk Page so that an unconnected editor can make the edits after checking their validity. Mabalu (talk) 09:43, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

August 2015

Hello, I'm Mabalu. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Sophia Webster without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please also read what I said above about conflict of interest. You should not be editing your client's page to this extent after having declared your personal interest/connections to her in your edit summaries. Please request future edits on Talk:Sophia Webster. Mabalu (talk) 14:22, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]