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I am a current candidate for Adminship at c:Commons:Administrators/Requests/Jeff G. 4. — Jeff G. ツ 06:22, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Conflict of interest (Lawrence W. Sherman)
Hi Jeff,
a while ago I made some minor edits to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_W._Sherman And a mark has appeared saying that a major contributor has a close connection to the subject.
I saw you also sent me a message on here but I don't log in often. I am employed by Professor Sherman and disclosed that to be the case. We would like to have that box removed, in the interim, would it be possible for you to revert to the original article/page before I edited it and take the warning off?
Then, I saw in your message I could send you my proposed edits and if you approve, they can be published without that warning marker, is that correct?
Could we proceed in that way, please?
Kind regards, Susanne Susanne Knabe-Nicol (talk) 14:33, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Susanne Knabe-Nicol: Hi. You claimed in this log entry that a photo of the subject of Lawrence W. Sherman was your own work. You have yet to properly display Template:UserboxCOI or Template:Paid on User:Susanne Knabe-Nicol related to the subject without nowiki tags. However, I undid our edits in this edit as requested, and I suggest you post suggestions to Talk:Lawrence W. Sherman. Also, you made a similar mistake to Bond's when he gets people to call him Bond James Bond. — Jeff G. ツ 17:40, 11 August 2020 (UTC)
Sun Aug 16: Great American Wiknic NYC & Beyond
| August 16, 3pm: Great American Wiknic | |
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  You are invited to join the Wikimedia NYC community for our annual summer Great American Wiknic, this year being held virtually. We look forward to seeing local Wikimedians, but would also like to invite folks from the greater New York metropolitan area (and beyond!) who might not typically be able to join us in person! Featuring artist-Wikimedian Sara Clugage's "Picnics: An Outside History" for a cultural exploration of picnicking, knowledge and society during the national panel in the first part. We encourage you to call in for the second part from a local park or natural site and share it on the video stream, as well as sharing your favorite picnic grub or other special foods with us. Is there a project you'd like to share? A question you'd like answered? A Wiki* skill you'd like to learn? Let us know by adding it to the agenda. The Wiknic is taking the place of "WikiWednesday" this month, so we will also include salon and knowledge-sharing workshop aspects.
We especially encourage folks to share your parks and foods on screen, and add your 3-minute lightning talks to our roster for the Zoom portion, and otherwise join in the "open space" experience! Newcomers are very welcome! Bring your friends and colleagues! | |
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--Wikimedia New York City Team 22:28, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Conflict of interest (Tulsa Zoo)
Hi Jeff, Last year I made edits to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsa_Zoo
Those edits were removed because of the conflict of interest clause. I immediately changed of my username from TulsaZoo to muddypebbles. Then, I noted changes in the talk page as suggested, transparently listing that I am employed by the Tulsa Zoo. Can you please look to see if these changes fix the issues listed at the top of the page:
The neutrality of this article is disputed. (May 2019) This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. (May 2019)
Thank you for your help! Muddypebbles (talk) 21:15, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Muddypebbles: I transferred the above to Talk:Tulsa Zoo#Conflict of interest. — Jeff G. ツ 03:08, 14 August 2020 (UTC)
HELP..
Hey there! I hope all is well. I'm a newbie to Wikipedia, so I'd really appreciate a little guidance from a seasoned editor, such as yourself.
Are all articles published on Wikipedia? Do I need any particular skills to learn how to navigate Wikipedia?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards, Black.Elephant.Ed
( P.S. my name represents: Fave colour◼, Fave animal🐘, Fave pastime🏫) Black Elephant Ed. (talk) 11:14, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Black Elephant Ed.: Hi, and welcome. Not all articles are published on Wikipedia. The skills you already developed in making a new section, signing your post, customizing your signature, and publishing your changes will serve you well. If you want to write your first article, please read WP:MFA. I just sent you a welcome message on your user talk page with some useful tips and links.