User talk:RogerMcNamara

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A page you started (Nabila Khashoggi) has been reviewed![edit]

Thanks for creating Nabila Khashoggi, RogerMcNamara!

Wikipedia editor Usernamekiran just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

Hi. I edited the page per wikipedia guidelines. It is suggested to see the source code of similar articles. In this case, any other actress. Also, kindly see WP:MOS.

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Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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

avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Edwardx (talk) 09:04, 27 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I see someone else has already asked you to clarify whether you had a conflict of interest. I am disappointed you didn't refute or confirm this concern. Could you please do so now? Geo Swan (talk) 05:34, 24 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification please...[edit]

You reverted an edit I made, where I reverted a very persistent sockpuppetmaster, as described at this SPI.

WP:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Citations says:

Because the lead will usually repeat information that is in the body, editors should balance the desire to avoid redundant citations in the lead with the desire to aid readers in locating sources for challengeable material. Leads are usually written at a greater level of generality than the body, and information in the lead section of non-controversial subjects is less likely to be challenged and less likely to require a source; there is not, however, an exception to citation requirements specific to leads. The necessity for citations in a lead should be determined on a case-by-case basis by editorial consensus. Complex, current, or controversial subjects may require many citations; others, few or none. The presence of citations in the introduction is neither required in every article nor prohibited in any article.

The preceding paragraph of CITELEAD reminds contributors that citations are necessary for material "likely to be challenged".

Well, Adnan Khashoggi was one of the most well-known arms dealers of the 20th Century. You have made dozens of edits to this article, so I assume you know this.

His career as an arms dealer is described, and referenced, lower in the article.

So, your reversion puzzles me. As something "not likely to be challenged", described in more detail in the body of the article, I suggest that it is not necessary to provide an explicit reference in this brief lead section. Some contributors don't like lead sections packed full of references. But, if you thought it needed an explicit reference, surely you were capable of adding one of the explicit references already used lower in the article?

You didn't mean to suggest Khashoggi wasn't a very well-known arms dealer, were you? Geo Swan (talk) 17:18, 23 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Nabila K moved to draftspace[edit]

An article you recently created, Nabila K, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Jamiebuba (talk) 22:04, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Nabila K[edit]

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A tag has been placed on Nabila K, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seems to be unambiguous advertising which only promotes a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to be fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

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Hello, RogerMcNamara. Thank you for helping to build Wikipedia-- the world's largest free content encyclopedia. The page Nabila K has been speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This was done under section G11 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page seemed to be unambiguous advertising which only promoted a company, group, product, service, person, or point of view and would need to have been fundamentally rewritten in order to become encyclopedic. Please read the guidelines on spam and Wikipedia:FAQ/Organizations for more information.

This article needs to be rewritten from scratch from reliable, third party sources unconnected to the subject. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. It is not an outlet for promotion, advocacy, or advertising.

Information on content and common pitfalls to avoid can be located here and here, however be aware that this is not an exhaustive list. Pages can sometimes avoid these pitfalls and still be seen as an ad copy or unambiguously promotional, particularly if the editor appears to be a paid editor or has some other conflict of interest. Please review these policies, including the FAQ page on organizations to determine if this applies to you.

Common mistakes or beliefs about promotional editing center on the assumption that promotional editing only applies to promotion for commercial gain. Some tags or G11 nominations are met with confusion by creators, particularly if they spend much time reading or creating corporate documents, mission/vision statements, or similar copy for their organization. The frequent exposure to promotional tone may make it difficult to notice non-neutral phrases or styles, as the editor has grown accustomed to seeing it as everyday writing or speech. This can be difficult, but not impossible, to unlearn.

Another common assumption is that the prohibition against promotional editing applies only to businesses or organizations. Anything can be promoted, including a person, a non-commercial organization, a point of view, etc. and CV/resumé's are by their nature promotional.

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia-- subjects must meet notability guidelines with reliable sources that are unconnected with the subject and providing verifiable information. That generally means someone unconnected with the subject needs to have written a great deal about the subject. Please see this page on citing sources. This page has templates you can use in citing your sources. Place the template {{Reflist}} at the bottom of the page, and references cited in the text will appear there. New article creation can be difficult, but the Article Wizard can help you. The new user tutorial can help you avoid future problems. You can also ask for help at the TEAHOUSE and on IRC chat.

New article creation can be difficult and frustrating. Sometimes it is better to first gain experience by fixing and helping maintain existing articles. Wikipedia:Community portal/Opentask contains links to things that badly need doing, if you are so inclined. - UtherSRG (talk) 01:42, 17 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of NabilaK[edit]

The article NabilaK has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Lack of notability, sources are press releases (or thinly disguised ones like this) or very passing mentions of them giving away stuff as a PR stunt. Nothing better could be found, no real news articles about this company.

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. Fram (talk) 13:21, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Undisclosed paid editing[edit]

As previously advised, your edits give the impression you have a financial stake in promoting a topic, but you have not complied with Wikipedia's mandatory paid editing disclosure requirements. You were asked to cease editing until you responded by either stating that you are not being directly or indirectly compensated for your edits, or by complying with the mandatory requirements under the Wikimedia Terms of Use that you disclose your employer, client and affiliation. Again, you can post such a disclosure on your user page at User:RogerMcNamara, and the template {{Paid}} can be used for this purpose – e.g. in the form: {{paid|user=RogerMcNamara|employer=InsertName|client=InsertName}}. Please respond before making any other edits to Wikipedia. 2A01:4C8:49:A87B:784D:19E9:1A70:699 (talk) 13:22, 14 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of NabilaK for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article NabilaK is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/NabilaK until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.

UtherSRG (talk) 23:22, 21 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]