User talk:PhotoGuideLiz

January 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles or other Wikipedia pages, as you did to Photography. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 20:30, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

How is adding a reference to clarify the camera obscura promotional? The site referenced is no different than any other site referenced on Wikipedia.PhotoGuideLiz (talk) 23:19, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Especially since I was correcting the sentence "The camera or camera obscura is the image-forming device, and photographic film or a silicon electronic image sensor is the sensing medium." That is completely wrong. The camera obscura has NO permanent sensing medium.PhotoGuideLiz (talk) 23:24, 25 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence is correct in that the camera obscura is the image forming-device. It does not say that the camera obscura has a sensing medium. About.com is generally not considered a reliable source (see WP:RS, and, while you are at it, please read WP:COI). Thanks. Delicious carbuncle (talk) 01:11, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The original sentence reads as though camera and camera obscura are the same thing and then says that it uses film or a sensor. That is incorrect. However, as I refuse to participate in an edit war I'll pass it on to an admin.PhotoLiz 01:24, 26 January 2011 (UTC)

Conflict of interest

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you.--Orange Mike | Talk 21:07, 26 January 2011 (UTC) Mike, yes I have written about photography (and many other topics). However, correcting an error in an article hardly constitutes conflict of interest. For goodness sake, all I did was try to correct an error and people are acting like the world is coming to an end.PhotoLiz 21:10, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The concern is the linking to an article on photography whose "guide" is named Liz. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:14, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

The matter is now under discussion at Wikipedia:Conflict of interest/Noticeboard#Photography. --Orange Mike | Talk 21:23, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 21:28, 26 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I have been typing the four tilde - it just suddenly stopped working. Not trying to be rude, it is a technical glitch somewhere. PhotoLiz 22:26, 26 January 2011 (UTC)